9/3    INTRODUCTION AND NATIVE CALIFORNIA

9/8      CONQUEST AND MISSIONS

9/15        MEXICAN CALIFORNIA AND WAR

                        E-Reserves: Hurtado," Customs of the Country" Hurtado Discussion Questions

9/22    GOLD RUSH CALIFORNIA  

      Rohrbough, Days of Gold, pp. 1-184/ Days of Gold Discussion Questions

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9/29      CORPORATE CAPITALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT  

                    Rohrbough, Days of Gold, pp. 185-293/ Days of Gold Discussion Questions

                    E-Reserves: Camarillo, "Mexican Pueblo of Santa Barbara" (Camarillo Reading Questions)

              FIRST MIDTERM EXAM/ Midterm 1 Study Guide

10/6    VISIONS OF MODERN CALIFORNIA

              Web Site: Nordoff, "California: How to Go There and What to See by the Way"

                   Kropp, California Vieja, Ch. 1-2    Kropp, Ch. 1-2 Discussion Questions              

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10/13   PROGRESSIVE CALIFORNIA  

10/20     THE RISE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  

 Kropp, California Vieja, Ch. 4-5 Kropp, Ch. 4-5 Discussion Questions

               E-Reserves : Ross, “How Hollywood Became Hollywood” Ross Discussion Questions

                   Web Site: The Hays Code for the Motion Picture Industry, 1930  

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10/27     DEPRESSION CALIFORNIA

11/3    CALIFORNIA GOES TO WAR  

                    MIDTERM 2 / Midterm 2 Study Guide   

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11/10       CALIFORNIA: NEW ERA, NEW POWER, AND A NEW MOUSETRAP  

                     Web Site: Screen Guide for Americans(pdf version)  

                                or Screen Guide for Americans (gif version)

                     E-Reserves: May, "Suburban Eden"

11/17      BEACH BOYS AND 60s LIBERALISM  

11/24      FLOWER CHILDREN AND THE MANSON GIRLS