Land in California - The Story of Mission Lands, Ranchos, Squatters, Mining Claims, Railroad Grants, Land Scrip, Homesteads (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1979
First published:	1979
Authors:	W. W Robinson
Dimensions:	216 x 137 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-03875-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Miscellaneous items > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Property & real estate Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Property, real estate, land & tenancy law Books > History > American history > General Books > Money & Finance > Property & real estate Books > Travel > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-03875-4
Barcode:	9780520038752

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