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Gilded Age California
c. 1870–1912 CE
After the Gold Rush, California’s economy expanded through railroads, commercial agriculture, mining, ports, oil and urban development. The Southern Pacific and allied interests exercised extensive influence over land, transport and state politics.
San Francisco became a centre of finance and journalism while Los Angeles and Southern California grew through irrigation, citrus, property promotion and new industries. Chinese exclusion, labour conflict and political corruption accompanied the creation of immense fortunes.
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1 Best Non-Fiction Book About Gilded Age California
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