Taming the elephant politics, government, and law in pioneer California / [electronic resource] :
John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.
- xi, 288 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- California history sesquicentennial series ; 4 .
- California history sesquicentennial series ; 4. .
"Published in association with the California Historical Society."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA3-Y6777
Frontier and pioneer life--California. Law--History--California--19th century. Legislation--History--California--19th century.
California--Politics and government--1846-1850. California--Politics and government--1850-1950. California--Social conditions--19th century.