Land and Law in California

by Paul Wallace Gates

Land and Law in California present essays by Paul W. Gates, a foremost authority on American public lands history.

361 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1991

About the author

Paul Wallace Gates (1901–1999) was a professor of history and general historian who is widely considered to be the foremost authority on the history of federal land policy in the United States. Gates wrote 10 books and 75 academic articles, and his magnum opus was History of Public Land Law Development.