Carlos Manuel Salomon is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Latin American Studies Program at California State University, East Bay.

Thanks to this expertly researched and vividly written biography by a next-generation historian making a stunning debut, Pío Pico now emerges into full historical perspective as a pivotal and representative figure in the transition of California from Mexican province to American state."" - Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California""Salomon has produced an excellent and long-overdue portrait of Pío Pico and his times. More importantly, he has contributed to our understanding of the complex social and political continuities and transformations of nineteenth-century California.""- Southern California Quarterly

Carlos Manuel Salomon is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Latin American Studies Program at California State University, East Bay.

Thanks to this expertly researched and vividly written biography by a next-generation historian making a stunning debut, Pío Pico now emerges into full historical perspective as a pivotal and representative figure in the transition of California from Mexican province to American state."" - Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California""Salomon has produced an excellent and long-overdue portrait of Pío Pico and his times. More importantly, he has contributed to our understanding of the complex social and political continuities and transformations of nineteenth-century California.""- Southern California Quarterly

Carlos Manuel Salomon is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Latin American Studies Program at California State University, East Bay.

Thanks to this expertly researched and vividly written biography by a next-generation historian making a stunning debut, Pío Pico now emerges into full historical perspective as a pivotal and representative figure in the transition of California from Mexican province to American state."" - Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California""Salomon has produced an excellent and long-overdue portrait of Pío Pico and his times. More importantly, he has contributed to our understanding of the complex social and political continuities and transformations of nineteenth-century California.""- Southern California Quarterly