Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. Contested Eden An Introduction 1
6. 2. A World of Balance and Plenty 12
7. 3. Indian Peoples of California 48
8. 4. Seekers of the "Northern Mystery" 78
9. 5. Land, Labor, and Production 111
10. 6. "The Child of the Wilderness Weeps for the Father of Our Country' 147
11. 7. The Creation and Re-creation of Californio Society 173
12. 8. Between Crucifix and Lance 196
13. 9. Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769—1848 230
14. 10. Serpent in the Garden 260
15. 11. Alta California's Trojan Horse 299
16. 12. War in California, 1846—1848 331
17. Picturing California 357
18. Contributors 375
19. Index 379