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

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.
Southern California country: history of the Southland, 1769-1876
Chapter 2.
Steel, steam, and citrus: the economic transformation of Southern California, 1879-1887
Chapter 3.
The boom and beyond, 1887-1903
Chapter 4.
Gridiron garden, 1903-1920
Chapter 5.
Fruits of their labors, 1920-1939
Chapter 6.
Quick decline 1940-1996.