{"product_id":"pacific-eldorado-thomas-j-osborne-9781405194549","title":"Pacific Eldorado","description":"\u003cb\u003ePACIFIC ELDORADO\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePACIFIC ELDORADO A HISTORY OF GREATER CALIFORNIA \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia's rich and complex history has long been shaped by its relationship with the vast ocean along its western shores. \u003ci\u003ePacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive text to explore the entire sweep of California's past in relationship to the maritime world of the Pacific Basin. Noted historian Thomas J. Osborne dispels the commonly held notion of pre-Gold Rush California as a remote and isolated backwater. He traces the evolution of America's most populous state from the time of prehistoric Asian seafarers and sixteenth-century Spanish explorers through to its emergence in the modern world as a region whose unmatched resources and global influence have rendered it a veritable super state -- a Greater California whose history has far exceeded its geographical boundaries. Interspersed throughout the text are \"Pacific Profiles,\" brief chronicles of notable figures who have made an impact on the state's history. At once scholarly and accessible, \u003ci\u003ePacific Eldorado\u003c\/i\u003e offers a strikingly original interpretation of the origins and evolution of an extraordinary American state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas J. Osborne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405194545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405194549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.70w x 1.00d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas J. Osborne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44064572866815,"sku":"9781405194549","price":112.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c851f74-366a-4e02-babc-78ef0374ab43.jpg?v=1685396280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pacific-eldorado-thomas-j-osborne-9781405194549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}