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Leonard Pitt (1) (1929–2015)

Author of Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californias, 1846-1890

For other authors named Leonard Pitt, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Leonard Pitt

Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californias, 1846-1890 (1966) 116 copies

Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County (1997) 92 copies

We Americans (1976) 18 copies

California controversies : major issues in the history of the state (1985) 17 copies

Documenting America: A Reader in United States History from 1865 to the Present (1989) 2 copies

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19th century (2) American (2) American history (4) American West (2) architecture (2) California (29) California > Politics and government > 1951- . (1) California history (20) California history and sociology (2) California studies (2) Californios (3) Californios History Hispanic Mexican American Spanish Speaking (2) Chicanos (2) Deverell USC office (1) Deverell USC office-1st bkcase to the right of desk (1) Deverell USC office-1st bkcase to the right of desk-4th Row from Top (1) dictionaries (2) dictionary (2) Donation (2) encyclopedia (5) gold rush (2) gone (3) history (28) Latinos (2) Los Angeles (23) Los Angeles County (3) Los Angeles History (5) Main (2) Mexican Americans (4) Mexico (2) non-fiction (14) PL C35 (1) reference (7) social history (2) sociology (3) Southwest US (2) Spanish Borderlands (2) travel (2) USA (9) USA (California) (2)

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Birthdate: 1929-09-14
Date of death: 2015-07-22
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA
Education: University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D|1961)
Occupations: Professor
Relationships: Pitt, Dale (wife)
Organizations: California State University, Northridge

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californias, 1846-1890 (Winner – Nonfiction – 1966)

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Paul Hazelrigg Illustrator

Alexander Gady Foreword

Gerilyn Attebery Cover designer

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Works: 5
Members: 245
Popularity: #92,910
Rating: 4.1

ISBNs: 24
Languages: 2

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