Routledge - From Acorns to Warehouses: Inland Empire History

Explore the deep history of Southern California with Thomas C. Patterson's comprehensive study of the Inland Empire. This book provides a large-scale history that traces the social, political, and economic changes of the region from the first Native American settlements 12,000 years ago through to the modern era. By framing the Inland Empire's development within the broader growth trajectory of California's socio-economic history, Patterson connects landscape, resources, wealth, labor, and inequality. The text uses a Marxian framework to examine many key periods, offering a clear look at how regional adaptations and resistance shaped the area. This work is an essential resource for those studying the evolution of Southern California's economic structures and the historical forces that created the modern landscape of warehouses and urban development.