Gold Rush Politics -- California's First Legislature

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Gold Rush Politics -- California's First Legislature

Entry/Object ID

2008.18.1

Description

NOT NAPA COUNTY. The history of the foundation of California: Statehood despite "the distractions and upheavals of the Gold Rush" and the relevance of California as a fulfillment of Manifest Destiny. Includes biographies of pertinent personalities, but no specific references to Napa County or its residents.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2008.18

Source or Donor

Wesley Chesbro

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Vallejo, Mariano, Vallejo, Ignacio Vincente Ferrer, Bear Flag Rebellion, Bear Flag Republic, California Argonauts, California as a Mexican Territory, California Constitution, California Constitutional Convention, California during Mexican American War, California Gold Rush, California government 1846-1850, California laws 1846-1850, California legislators 1850, California legislature 1846-1850, California State Legislature 1850, California statehood, Californios, Manifest Destiny, Mexican American War, Mexican land grants, Monterey, San Jose

Book Details

Author

Mary Jo Ignoffo

Place Published

Location

Sacramento, CA

Date Published

1849 - 1855

Call No.

979.404 Ign

Notes

Date: 1999

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vallejo, Mariano

Person or Organization

Vallejo, Ignacio Vincente Ferrer

Create Date

June 30, 2012

Update Date

July 9, 2026