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Most accounts of California's role in the Civil Warfare give attention to the northern area of the state, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA in particular. In Los Angeles in Civil Warfare Times, John W. Robinson appears to the southern 1 / 2 and offers an enlightening sketch of Los Angeles and its own people, politics, and economical movements from 1860 to 1865. Pulling on contemporary accounts in the Los Angeles Star, Southern Reports, and other sources, Robinson shows how the war came to Los Angeles and narrates the struggle between the pro-Southern faction and the Unionists.Los Angeles in the early 1860s was a developing town, lacking lots of the refinements of civilization that SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA then liked, and was much smaller than the bustling metropolis we know today. The audiobook focuses on the consequences of the warfare on Los Angeles, but Robinson also considers interpersonal and economical problems to provide a broader view of the city and its devote the nation. The Conscription Act and devalued greenbacks incited general population unrest, and the cattle-killing drought of 1862-64, a smallpox epidemic, and repeated vigilantism challenged Angelenos as well.California historians and the ones thinking about the city's historical record will see this audiobook a fascinating addition to the body of California's Civil Warfare history.Published by University of Oklahoma Press."Brief, very readable, and important booklet...." - Thomas F. Andrews, research historian for special collections, Asuza Pacific University
