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Mining California
an ecological history
By Isenberg, Andrew C.
- ISBN
- 978-0-80909-535-3
- Publisher
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 8, 2005
Isenberg's densely written text provides an overview of the industrialization of mining, logging, ranching and agriculture in California between 1850 and 1900 that, while well researched and exceedingly informative, assumes a greater familiarity with North American and California history than most readers are likely to have. However, Isenberg provides a perspective almost entirely missing from other history texts, showing how our forebears' environmental decisions continue to affect our lives. He exami...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
