California, a Slave State

by Jean Pfaelzer

Book Overview

The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking

"A searing survey of '250 years of human bondage' in what is now the state of California. . . . Readers will be outraged."--Publishers Weekly

"A devastatingly detailed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300211643
• ISBN13: 9780300211641
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.4"