The Golden State in the Civil War
Thomas Starr King, the Republican Party, and the Birth of Modern California
Published on 26. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-1-107-63921-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book breaks new ground, not only in its coverage of California, but also in its treatment of the role of cultural links in enhancing national loyalty, in its attention to many groups of people of color, including Chinese and Latinos, and what happened to them during the Civil War. In addition, the book devotes attention to the ebb and flow of the two political parties and to the little-known fact that nearly 17,000 California men and women volunteered for military service on behalf of the Union. Glenna Matthews broadens understanding of the Civil War era both in terms of geography and in terms of social groupings.
Reviews / Votes
'... Glenna Matthews has written a fine addition to the literature on California during the Civil War.' John P. Lloyd, H-Net Reviews (h-net.org/reviews)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Maps; 16 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-63921-8 (9781107639218)
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Glenna Matthews
The Golden State in the Civil War
Thomas Starr King, the Republican Party, and the Birth of Modern California
Book
03/2012
Cambridge University Press
€166.40
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Person
Glenna Matthews holds a PhD in American History from Stanford University. She has been an associate professor of history at Oklahoma State University, and a visiting associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; University of California at Los Angeles; University of California at Davis; and University of California at Irvine. Her books include Just a Housewife; The Rise of Public Woman; American Women's History: A Student Companion; and Silicon Valley, Women, and the California Dream.
Content
1. The Golden State in the 1850s; 2. Thomas Starr King and the Massachusetts background for his California activism; 3. Towards a political realignment; 4. The first years of war; 5. The military front; 6. The cultural front; 7. A new role for California gold/a see-saw federal-state relationship; 8. 'Coppery' California; 9. Californians of color; 10. A tragic death and its aftermath.