The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850-1880

"The Cattle on a Thousand Hills is without peer as a broad, rich, specific, and authenticated description of southern California in transition....Professor Cleland's book is written with a great deal of charm and is a striking illustration of the wealth of material in the Huntington Library."—Mississippi Valley Historical Review

"A first-rate portrait of the pastoral life of Spanish California undergoing sharp changes under the impact of the new Anglo-Saxon civilization."—New York Herald Tribune

"A vivid and mature portrayal of local history, of the impact of Anglo-Saxon customs and institutions on the simple pastoral life of the Spanish Californians."—Geographical Review