Leonard Pitt

Biographic Data

ID557523
NAMELeonard Pitt
GIVEN NAMESLeonard
FAMILY NAMEPitt
SIGNATUREPITT L
AFFILIATIONSCalifornia State University, Northridge
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1961
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
H-INDEX1

  • Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County

    Lisbeth Haas, Leonard Pitt et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1998

    Journal Article Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County. By Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt. Berkeley: University of California Press and The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory. By Norman M. Klein. New York: Verso Get access Lisbeth Haas Lisbeth Haas University of California, Santa Cruz, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 8…

  • Mrs. Deeds Goes to Town

    Leonard Pitt, Ingrid Winther ScobieARTICLEReviews in American History1993

    Radiant, confident, loyal and loving was how actor Melvyn Douglas described Helen Gahagan Douglas, his wife of almost fifty years. She paid a high price for sticking to her principles but she never complained. There was never a moment when she didn't know who she was and what she was about (quoted in Helen Gahagan Douglas, A Full Life, 1982, p. x). But who was Helen Douglas, and what were the principles of the glamorous Pink Lady trashed by Richa…

  • Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City

    Leonard Pitt, Scott L Bottle et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly1989

    Journal Article Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City Get access Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City. By Bottles Scott L.. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. xiii + 302 pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, tables, notes, index.) Leonard Pitt Leonard Pitt California State University, Northridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Qua…

  • They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900

    Leonard Pitt, Arnoldo De LeónARTICLEJournal of American History1984Cited by: 1

    Journal Article They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821–1900. By Arnoldo De León. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1983. xiv + 153 pp. Map, notes, bibliography, and index. Cloth, $19.95; paper, $8.95.) Get access Leonard Pitt Leonard Pitt California State University, Northridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 71, Issue 1, June 1984, P…

  • Revoltosos: Mexico's Rebels in the United States, 1903-1923

    Leonard Pitt, W Dirk RaatARTICLEJournal of American History1982

    Journal Article Revoltosos: Mexico's Rebels in the United States, 1903–1923. By W. Dirk Raat. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1981. xviii + 344 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $22.50.) Get access Leonard Pitt Leonard Pitt California State University, Northridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 69, Issue 2, September 1982, Pag…

  • We Were 49ers! Chilean Accounts of the California Gold Rush

    Leonard Pitt, Edwin A Beilharz et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1977

    Journal Article We Were 49ers! Chilean Accounts of the California Gold Rush. Trans. and ed. by Edwin A. Beilharz and Carlos U. López. (Pasadena: Ward Ritchie, 1976. xx + 230 pp. Illustrations, notes, and bibliography. $9.95.) Get access Leonard Pitt Leonard Pitt California State University, Northridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 1, June 1977, Pages 148–149,…

  • Manifest Destiny in the Mines: A Cultural Interpretation of Anti-Mexican Nativism in California, 1848-1853

    Leonard Pitt, Richard H PetersonARTICLEJournal of American History1977

  • The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890

    Frank L Beach, Leonard PittARTICLEInternational Migration Review1969

  • The Decline of the Californios. A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890

    Julian Nava, Leonard PittARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1968

    In his enduring study of Spanish-speaking Californians--a group that includes both native-born Californians, or Californios, and immigrants from Mexico--Leonard Pitt charts one of the earliest chapters in the state's ethnic history, and, in the process, he sheds light on debates and tensions that continue to this day. In a new foreword for this edition, Ramon A. Gutierrez discusses the shaping and reception of the book and also views this classic…

  • The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890

    Moses Rischin, Leonard PittARTICLEThe American Historical Review1967

  • The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890

    Gunther Barth, Leonard PittARTICLEJournal of American History1967

    Journal Article The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846–1890. By Leonard Pitt. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966. x + 324 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $7.95.) Get access Gunther Barth Gunther Barth University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 53, Issue 4, March 1…

  • The Beginnings of Nativism in California

    Leonard PittARTICLEPacific Historical Review1961Cited by: 6

    Research Article| February 01 1961 The Beginnings of Nativism in California Leonard Pitt Leonard Pitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1961) 30 (1): 23–38. https://doi.org/10.2307/3636329 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Se…