An uncertain influence the role of the federal government in California, 1846-1880

Taming the Elephant: Politics, Government, and Law in Pioneer California

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 224-271

  Chandler, Robert J ^a  

^a Wells Fargo   (United States)

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