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Book California Ranchos

Download or read book California Ranchos written by and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how the rancho way of life became widespread in California after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821.

Book California Ranchos  Second Edition

Download or read book California Ranchos Second Edition written by Burgess McK Shumway and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Ranchos is a thorough reworking of a 1942 WPA project, listing the land grants issued during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. Entries include: rancho name, record number, present-day county, area of grant, grant date, recipient(s), acreage, new patent date, new recipients' names, and location. Entries are arranged by county and rancho name. Several comprehensive indexes make the material completely accessible. The first place to go for research into California land holdings.

Book Lost Laborers in Colonial California

Download or read book Lost Laborers in Colonial California written by Stephen W. Silliman and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans who populated the various ranchos of Mexican California as laborers are people frequently lost to history. The "rancho period" was a critical time for California Indians, as many were drawn into labor pools for the flourishing ranchos following the 1834 dismantlement of the mission system, but they are practically absent from the documentary record and from popular histories. This study focuses on Rancho Petaluma north of San Francisco Bay, a large livestock, agricultural, and manufacturing operation on which several hundredÑperhaps as many as two thousandÑNative Americans worked as field hands, cowboys, artisans, cooks, and servants. One of the largest ranchos in the region, it was owned from 1834 to 1857 by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, one of the most prominent political figures of Mexican California. While historians have studied Vallejo, few have considered the Native Americans he controlled, so we know little of what their lives were like or how they adjusted to the colonial labor regime. Because VallejoÕs Petaluma Adobe is now a state historic park and one of the most well-protected rancho sites in California, this site offers unparalleled opportunities to investigate nineteenth-century rancho life via archaeology. Using the Vallejo rancho as a case study, Stephen Silliman examines this California rancho with a particular eye toward Native American participation. Through the archaeological recordÑtools and implements, containers, beads, bone and shell artifacts, food remainsÑhe reconstructs the daily practices of Native peoples at Rancho Petaluma and the labor relations that structured indigenous participation in and experience of rancho life. This research enables him to expose the multi-ethnic nature of colonialism, counterbalancing popular misconceptions of Native Americans as either non-participants in the ranchos or passive workers with little to contribute to history. Lost Laborers in Colonial California draws on archaeological data, material studies, and archival research, and meshes them with theoretical issues of labor, gender, and social practice to examine not only how colonial worlds controlled indigenous peoples and practices but also how Native Americans lived through and often resisted those impositions. The book fills a gap in the regional archaeological and historical literature as it makes a unique contribution to colonial and contact-period studies in the Spanish/Mexican borderlands and beyond.

Book Ranchos of San Diego County

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lynne Newell Christenson
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9780738559650
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Ranchos of San Diego County written by Lynne Newell Christenson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mexican ranchos of San Diego County were a colorful and vital part of early California history. Ranchos covered the most fertile lands in San Diego and produced grain, vegetables, and fruits and grazed thousands of head of cattle, sheep, and horses. The dons and doñas who owned the ranchos were wealthy in land and cattle and built large adobe ranch-house complexes. The Kumeyaay, Luiseño, and Cupeño were the backbone of the ranchos, providing the labor needed to run a successful ranch. Daily life of the dons, doñas, and their families included the Californio traditions of family and religion, dancing and fiestas, roundups and rodeos, and generous hospitality. Many of the ranchos no longer exist. Those that are preserved provide a window into Californias past.

Book Tales and Treasures of California s Ranchos

Download or read book Tales and Treasures of California s Ranchos written by Randall A. Reinstedt and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the histories of the California ranchos and the lifestyle of the people that lived on them.

Book California Rancho Cooking

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jacqueline Higuera McMahan
  • Publisher : Sasquatch Books
  • Release : 2003-08
  • ISBN : 9781570613845
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book California Rancho Cooking written by Jacqueline Higuera McMahan and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of down-to-earth, easy-to-prepare, and stylish California recipes introduces readers to the original "fusion cuisine"--West Coast style--offering a rich bllend of Spanish, Mexican, and Californian. Original.

Book Heirloom Beans

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vanessa Barrington
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2008-09-17
  • ISBN : 0811872688
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Heirloom Beans written by Vanessa Barrington and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Everything you need to know about the delicious new world of beans in this pioneering [recipe] book . . .A keeper.” —Paula Wolfert, James Beard and Julia Child Award–winning cookbook author Who would have thought a simple bean could do so much? Heirloom bean expert Steve Sando provides descriptions of the many varieties now available, from Scarlet Runners to the spotted Eye of the Tiger beans. Nearly ninety recipes in the book will entice readers to cook up bowls of heartwarming Risotto and Cranberry Beans with Pancetta, or Caribbean Black Bean Soup. Close-up photos of the beans make them easy to identify. Packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins, these little treasures are the perfect addition to any meal. “Heirloom Beans is no less than a promise of good things to come from this humble but rather magical food.” —Deborah Madison, James Beard and Julia Child Award–winning cookbook author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone “Heirloom Beans is the ultimate kiss and tell all of legendary legumes. A delicious recipe and savory story for every heirloom bean.” —Annie Somerville, cookbook author and chef, Greens Restaurant “We give Rancho Gordo beans a place of honor at our restaurants.” —Thomas Keller, James Beard award-winning chef, cookbook author and restaurateur, French Laundry

Book Lost Laborers in Colonial California

Download or read book Lost Laborers in Colonial California written by Stephen W. Silliman and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans who populated the various ranchos of Mexican California as laborers are people frequently lost to history. The "rancho period" was a critical time for California Indians, as many were drawn into labor pools for the flourishing ranchos following the 1834 dismantlement of the mission system, but they are practically absent from the documentary record and from popular histories. This study focuses on Rancho Petaluma north of San Francisco Bay, a large livestock, agricultural, and manufacturing operation on which several hundredÑperhaps as many as two thousandÑNative Americans worked as field hands, cowboys, artisans, cooks, and servants. One of the largest ranchos in the region, it was owned from 1834 to 1857 by Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, one of the most prominent political figures of Mexican California. While historians have studied Vallejo, few have considered the Native Americans he controlled, so we know little of what their lives were like or how they adjusted to the colonial labor regime. Because VallejoÕs Petaluma Adobe is now a state historic park and one of the most well-protected rancho sites in California, this site offers unparalleled opportunities to investigate nineteenth-century rancho life via archaeology. Using the Vallejo rancho as a case study, Stephen Silliman examines this California rancho with a particular eye toward Native American participation. Through the archaeological recordÑtools and implements, containers, beads, bone and shell artifacts, food remainsÑhe reconstructs the daily practices of Native peoples at Rancho Petaluma and the labor relations that structured indigenous participation in and experience of rancho life. This research enables him to expose the multi-ethnic nature of colonialism, counterbalancing popular misconceptions of Native Americans as either non-participants in the ranchos or passive workers with little to contribute to history. Lost Laborers in Colonial California draws on archaeological data, material studies, and archival research, and meshes them with theoretical issues of labor, gender, and social practice to examine not only how colonial worlds controlled indigenous peoples and practices but also how Native Americans lived through and often resisted those impositions. The book fills a gap in the regional archaeological and historical literature as it makes a unique contribution to colonial and contact-period studies in the Spanish/Mexican borderlands and beyond.

Book Dise  os of California Ranchos  Maps of Thirty seven Land Grants  1822 1846  From the Records of the United States District Court  San Francisco  By Robert H  Becker  San Francisco  The Book Club of California  1964

Download or read book Dise os of California Ranchos Maps of Thirty seven Land Grants 1822 1846 From the Records of the United States District Court San Francisco By Robert H Becker San Francisco The Book Club of California 1964 written by Book Club of California and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book California Rancho Days

Download or read book California Rancho Days written by Helen Bauer and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Santa Barbara   s Royal Rancho

    Book Details:
  • Author : Walker A Tompkins
  • Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
  • Release : 2019-01-13
  • ISBN : 178912316X
  • Pages : 540 pages

Download or read book Santa Barbara s Royal Rancho written by Walker A Tompkins and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this book was first published as a bestseller in 1960, reviewers noted that the 400-year history of Ranchero Dos Pueblos mirrored in microcosm the history of California itself. Dos Pueblos bears one of California’s oldest place-name, christened by Cabrillo during his voyage of discovery in 1542. Dubbed a “royal rancho” by historians because it was a gift of King Carlos III of Spain, Dos Pueblos was intended to support Mission Santa Barbara during the presidio period following Santa Barbara’s founding in 1782. The first private owner, Irish-born Nicholas A. Den, a medical man, was awarded ownership of the ranch in 1842 by Mexican governor Juan B. Alvarado. When Col. John C. Fremont came over the mountain to seize Santa Barbara for the U.S. during the Mexican War, he emerged onto Dos Pueblos Ranch. During the Gold Rush of ‘49, Den made his fortune selling Dos Pueblos beef to mining camps. Following Den’s death in 1862 the ranch was subdivided among his widow and numerous children. Before and after the turn of the century Royal Ranch was the scene of many diverse activities. One of its later owners bred racehorses. Another converted Dos Pueblos into the world’s largest orchid farm. A major oil company established off-shore petroleum production from pumps operated on the ranch. At the present time the historic spread specializes in such exotic crops as macadamia, cherimoyas and avocados.

Book California Ranchos

    Book Details:
  • Author : Burgess McKinnon Shumway
  • Publisher : Millefleurs
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book California Ranchos written by Burgess McKinnon Shumway and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 1988 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rancho San Felipe

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013-04-10
  • ISBN : 9781939354006
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Rancho San Felipe written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Romance   History of California Ranchos

Download or read book Romance History of California Ranchos written by Myrtle Garrison and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ranchos of California

Download or read book Ranchos of California written by Robert Granniss Cowan and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Land in California

Download or read book Land in California written by W. W. Robinson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1948 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of California can be told in terms of its land. Better still, it can be told in terms of men and women claiming the land. These men and women form a procession that begins in prehistory and comes down to the present moment. Heading the procession are Indians, stemming out of a mysterious past, speaking a babel of tongues, and laying claims to certain hunting, fishing, and acorn-gathering areas-possessory claims doomed to fade quickly before conquering white races. Following the brown-skinned Indians are Spanish speaking soldiers, settlers, and missionaries who, in 1769, began coming up through Lower California and taking over the fertile coast valleys and the harbors of California. Their laws were the Laws of the Indies controlling Spanish colonization and governing ownership of land. Missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos were born in the period of these people.

Book The Romance of the Ranchos

Download or read book The Romance of the Ranchos written by E. Palmer Conner and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Romance of the Ranchos' by E. Palmer Conner, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the historical and literary landscape of California's ranchos. The book immerses the reader in vivid descriptions of the landscapes, lifestyle, and conflicts of the early Californian settlers, creating a rich tapestry of the past. Conner's writing style is both informative and engaging, blending historical research with narrative storytelling to bring the ranchos to life. The book offers a unique perspective on an overlooked aspect of California's history, shedding light on the tradition and culture of the ranchos and their significance in shaping the state's identity. The author's thorough research and attention to detail make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of California and its early settlers. E. Palmer Conner's passion for the subject is evident in his meticulous examination of the topic, making 'The Romance of the Ranchos' a must-read for history buffs and literary enthusiasts alike.