The Island Of California

Author : Dora Polk
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X030139954

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The Island of California by Dora Polk Pdf

To early explorers and geographers California represented a terrestrial paradise. It was Atlantis, Arcadia, Avalon, El Dorado, the Garden of Eden, the Land of Milk and Honey, the Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan. It was always a magnet for dreamers. In this fascinating book Dora Beale Polk examines the dreams and myths that influenced the discovery and exploration of California. Throughout, Polk treats the long-held concept of California as an island, going back to medieval lore that filled an unknown ocean with rich, mysterious ideal islands. Columbus carried the lore to the New World, expecting to find islands teeming with gold, pearls, fabulous creatures, and Amazon women. Cortés was led by the "romance of the islands." Balboa, Cabrillo, Drake, Ascensión, Kino, and many others entered into the making of the island myth. The discoveries and explorations of all the major figures are traced and their reports analyzed as they relate to California's geography and to the dreams overlaying it. Dora Beale Polk is a professor of English at California State University at Long Beach. She has published popular suspense novels and poetry as well as scholarly works.

Author : Carey McWilliams
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 0879050071

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Southern California by Carey McWilliams Pdf

Provides an overview of Southern California, discussing the history of the region, seasons, Native Americans, missions, folklore, culture, Hollywood, politics, and more.

Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780395069622

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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Pdf

Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.

Author : Bruce Berger
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0816519021

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Almost an Island by Bruce Berger Pdf

Eight hundred miles long, Baja California is the remotest region of the Sonoran desert, a land of volcanic cliffs, glistening beaches, fantastical boojum trees, and some of the greatest primitive murals in the Western Hemisphere. In this book, Berger recounts tales from his three decades in this extraordinary place, enriching his account with the peninsula's history, its politics, and its probable future--rendering a striking panorama of this land so close to the United States, so famous and so little known.

Author : Doug Hansen
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1597143324

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California, the Magic Island by Doug Hansen Pdf

Summoned by Queen Calafia to the island of California, twenty-six animals of the state of California introduce themselves, their homeland, and the people who dwell there.

Author : Marla Daily,Santa Cruz Island Foundation
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738595085

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The California Channel Islands by Marla Daily,Santa Cruz Island Foundation Pdf

Every day, thousands of Southern California residents see the California Channel Islands on the horizon, yet few can name all eight. Santa Catalina Island, third largest, is by far the best known. It is the only island with a city, Avalon, where dozens of hotels, shops, and restaurants await visitors year-round. Three of the islands are owned by the US Navy: San Clemente, San Nicolas, and San Miguel. San Clemente and San Nicolas Islands are used for military training, naval weapons development, and missile testing; thus access is restricted. Five islands fall within the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands. Close to the mainland and yet worlds apart, scenic day trips and primitive camping opportunities are available on all five park islands. With neither stores nor modern conveniences, a trip to Channel Islands National Park is a step back in time.

Author : Elna Bakker,Gordy Slack
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520907249

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An Island Called California by Elna Bakker,Gordy Slack Pdf

Bakker’s classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781430326199

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M.A.P. Quest Amazons of the Island California by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carey McWilliams
Publisher : New York : Duell
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : California Description and travel
ISBN : LCCN:46002584

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Southern California Country by Carey McWilliams Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Botany
ISBN : UOM:39015041113567

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Sensitive Plants of San Nicolas Island, California (Phase 2) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Branwell Fanning,William Wong
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738547190

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Angel Island by Branwell Fanning,William Wong Pdf

Angel Island, in the Town of Tiburon, is a mile-square jewel set in San Francisco Bay that attracts thousands of visitors each year. Few of those who hike, bike, camp, or enjoy the spectacular vistas in this California State Park realize its diverse history. From the Spanish ships that anchored at Ayala Cove in 1775 to the 1960s cold war-era missile silos, Angel Island has endured to become one of the most popular parks in the state. Although many building were demolished, there are still countless reminders of the island's multifaceted evolution, including a quarantine station, army base, and immigration station.

Author : Margaret J. Goldstein
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761357698

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You Are Now on Indian Land by Margaret J. Goldstein Pdf

Examines how occupation of Alcatraz Island during 1969 helped focus internation attention to the plight of Native Americans and helped to end the policy of Termination and Relocation.

Author : Allan A. Schoenherr,C. Robert Feldmeth,Michael J. Emerson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520239180

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Natural History of the Islands of California by Allan A. Schoenherr,C. Robert Feldmeth,Michael J. Emerson Pdf

A book on California's islands that deals with their natural history and geology as well as the history of human habitation.

Author : Douglas J. Kennett
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520931432

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The Island Chumash by Douglas J. Kennett Pdf

Colonized as early as 13,500 years ago, the Northern Channel Islands of California offer some of the earliest evidence of human habitation along the west coast of North America. The Chumash people who lived on these islands are considered to be among the most socially and politically complex hunter-gatherers in the world. This book provides a powerful and innovative synthesis of the cultural and environmental history of the chain of islands. Douglas J. Kennett shows that the trends in cultural elaboration were, in part, set into motion by a series of dramatic environmental events that were the catalyst for the unprecedented social and political complexity observed historically.

Author : Thomas Bowen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : San Esteban Island (Mexico)
ISBN : UOM:39015050166670

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Unknown Island by Thomas Bowen Pdf

His own archaeological investigations try to determine whether San Esteban was in fact inhabited permanently by a distinct Seri population or was visited intermittently by Seri from neighboring islands. The author illustrates his narrative with historical and contemporary photographs and detailed maps of the Gulf of California and San Esteban Island."--Jacket.