The Court That Tamed the West: From the Gold Rush to the Tech Boom

by Pia Hinckle and Richard Cahan

Book Overview

From the gold rush to the Internet boom, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has played a major role in how business is done and life is lived on the Pacific Coast. When California was first admitted to the Union, pioneers were busy prospecting for new fortunes, building towns and cities--and suing each other. San Francisco became the epicenter of a litigious new world being cobbled together from gold dust and sand dunes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597142468
• ISBN13: 9781597142465
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"