{"product_id":"9781634879699","title":"Chronicling California: A Primary Source Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned as a supplement to standard textbooks, \u003cem\u003eChronicling California: A Primary Source Reader \u003c\/em\u003euses a variety of primary source materials to introduce students to California history. Through maps, photographs, newspaper articles, census materials, and more, this reader examines the unique history of California and its significance today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronicling California\u003c\/em\u003e covers the history of California from its pre-contact indigenous peoples to the present. Topics include ethnic and cultural diversity; the environment; business and urban development; labor; politics; and the contested meanings of California. With its emphasis on primary sources, \u003cem\u003eChronicling California\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent choice for courses on California and the American West. It can also be used in general American history surveys and high school advanced placement courses as a tool for understanding the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePäivi Hoikkala\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her Ph.D. in history at Arizona State University, with a focus on Native American history and the history of women and the American West. She lectures in the History Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Her most recent publication, “Native American History and Culture,” appeared in the \u003cem\u003eOxford Encyclopedia of American Social History\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEileen V. Wallis\u003c\/strong\u003e completed her Ph.D. in history at the University of Utah. She teaches in the history department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she received a Provost’s Teacher-Scholar Award for 2013-2014. Her research interests include California and the American West; the Progressive Era; public history; U.S. women’s history; and agricultural and environmental history. Her published work includes \u003cem\u003eEarning Power: Women and Work in Los Angeles, 1880-1930\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037292478704,"sku":"9781634879699","price":94.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634879699_p0.jpg?v=1763681458","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634879699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}