Octopus's garden : how railroads and citrus transformed Southern California

Octopus's garden : how railroads and citrus transformed Southern California /

"Octopus's Garden argues that citrus agriculture and railroads together shaped the economy, landscape, labor systems, and popular image of Southern California. In the 1870s and 1880s, railroads linked the region to markets across North America, ending centuries of geographic isolation. Sim...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Benjamin T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]
Subjects:
1800-1999
Citrus > Economic aspects > California > History > 19th century.
Railroads > Economic aspects > California > History > 19th century.
Citrus > Economic aspects.
Railroads > Economic aspects.
Citrus.
Railroads.
California, Southern > History > 19th century.
California, Southern > History > 20th century.
California.
Southern California.
History.

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Call Number: F867 .J463 2023
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