CALIFORNIA, THIS GOLDEN LAND OF PROMISE. Published in 2001 By Joan Irvine Smith and Jean Stern, with a timeline by James Irvine Swinden This profusely illustrated book presents the history of California in a highly readable and entertaining format. Published by Chapman University Press and The Irvine Museum. 368 pages, 9 x 12 inches, 405 color plates and 88 black and white images, extensive timeline, bibliography and index.