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Taming the Elephant: Politics, Government, and Law in Pioneer California (California History Sesquicentennial Series) by John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Taming the Elephant is the last of four volumes in the distinguished California History Sesquicentennial Series, an outstanding compilation of original essays by leading historians and writers. These topical, interrelated volumes reexamine the meaning of the founding of modern California during the state's pioneer period. General themes run through all four volumes: the interplay of traditional cultures and frontier innovation in the creation of a distinctive California society; the dynamic interaction of people and nature and the beginnings of massive environmental change; the impact of the California experience on the nation and the world; the influence of pioneer patterns on modern California; and the legacy of ethnic and cultural diversity as a major influence on the state's history.This fourth volume treats the role of post–Gold Rush California government, politics, and law in the building of a dynamic state, with influences that persist today. Provocative essays investigate the creation of constitutional foundations, law and jurisprudence, the formation of government agencies, and the development of public policy. Authors chart the roles played by diverse groups—criminals and
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- Author
- John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781417508235
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Law, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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