Taming the Elephant

Name/Title

Taming the Elephant

Entry/Object ID

2021.0019.0007

Description

Last of four volumes in the California History Sesquicentennial Series. Nine essays re: post-Goldrush California government, politics and law. Writers document contributions of diverse citizen groups to California's government agencies, laws, and politics 1849 -- 1879.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2021.0019

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Found in Collection

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Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Government agencies, Government policy, Government regulation, Law & legal affairs, Political activists, Women's rights

Search Terms

Government & Politics, Law, Political Activities, Police, Gold Mining, California courts, California Constitution, California as a Mexican Territory, California Gold Rush, California government, California Historical Societies - Books and Pamphlets, California history, 19th Century, California laws 1846-1850, California legislature 1846-1850, California mining towns, California mining camps, California mines 1860s, California Pacific Railroad, California politics 1850s, California social history, California Agricultural Society, California mail service, California railroads, California Women's Movement, California's Mexican history, Government, Law, California History, Law & Order, Women's history

Book Details

Author

Orsi, Richard J. (ed), Burns, John F. (ed.)

Place Published

Location

Berkeley, California

Date Published

2003

Call No.

979.404 Bur

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Burns, John F.

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McGrath, Roger D.

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Bakken, Gordon Morris

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Wilson Moore, Shirley Ann

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Paddison, Joshua

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Grenier, Judson A.

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Schuele, Donna C.

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Lyman, Edward Leo

Person or Organization

Chandler, Robert J.

Create Date

April 29, 2021

Update Date

June 3, 2026