HIS 5001 CALIFORNIA & THE AMERICAN WEST
This course focuses on the amazing history of the greatest state in America, from its founding by Spanish missionary Father-President Junipero Serra through its acquisition by the United States in the 1840s, the gold rush that provided its jump start, and into its phenomenal growth and development over the course of the twentieth century and beyond, including its global roles as the gateway for Asian immigration to America and the production center for international cultural products.