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Author : May McNeer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258519094
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The Story of California written by May McNeer and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History Of California, Highlighting The Cities Of San Francisco And Los Angeles.
Author : Frank Norris
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486146324
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The Octopus written by Frank Norris and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out during the waning days of the western frontier.
Author : Pam Mu¤oz Ryan
Publisher : Charlesbridge
ISBN 13 : 1607340488
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Our California written by Pam Mu¤oz Ryan and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.
Author : Mark Arax
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786752793
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book The King Of California written by Mark Arax and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2005-02-16 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of a cotton magnate whose voracious appetite for land drove him to create the first big agricultural empire of the Central Valley of California, and shaped the landscape for decades to come. J.G. Boswell was the biggest farmer in America. He built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature, politicians, labor unions and every journalist who ever tried to lift the veil on the ultimate "factory in the fields." The King of California is the previously untold account of how a Georgia slave-owning family migrated to California in the early 1920s,drained one of America 's biggest lakes in an act of incredible hubris and carved out the richest cotton empire in the world. Indeed, the sophistication of Boswell 's agricultural operation -from lab to field to gin -- is unrivaled anywhere. Much more than a business story, this is a sweeping social history that details the saga of cotton growers who were chased from the South by the boll weevil and brought their black farmhands to California. It is a gripping read with cameos by a cast of famous characters, from Cecil B. DeMille to Cesar Chavez.
Author : Harry Knill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780883881293
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Early California and Her Flags written by Harry Knill and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history of California's different flags.
Author : Jo Ann Beresford Perkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935807421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Population 85 written by Jo Ann Beresford Perkins and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mineral is more than just a "wide spot in the road." It's the gateway to Lassen Volcanic National Park and recreational activities in the nearby forest. Jo Ann Perkins's parents owned Mineral Lodge 60 years. She describes the colorful characters who called Mineral home as Mineral grew from a small store into a full-fledged resort with cabins, motels, gift shop, restaurant, golf course, swimming pool, and a ski run.
Author : Miriam Pawel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1632867338
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)
Download or read book The Browns of California written by Miriam Pawel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Miriam Pawel’s fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation’s politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book Review California Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Books of the Year" List * Publishers Weekly Top Ten History Books for Fall * Berkeleyside Best Books of the Year * Shortlisted for NCIBA Golden Poppy Award A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation, from the Gold Rush to Silicon Valley--told through the lens of the family dynasty that led the state for nearly a quarter century. Even in the land of reinvention, the story is exceptional: Pat Brown, the beloved father who presided over California during an era of unmatched expansion; Jerry Brown, the cerebral son who became the youngest governor in modern times--and then returned three decades later as the oldest. In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four generations, from August Schuckman, the Prussian immigrant who crossed the Plains in 1852 and settled on a northern California ranch, to his great-grandson Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead one hundred forty years later. Through the prism of their lives, we gain an essential understanding of California and an appreciation of its importance. The magisterial story is enhanced by dozens of striking photos, many published for the first time. This book gives new insights to those steeped in California history, offers a corrective for those who confuse stereotypes and legend for fact, and opens new vistas for readers familiar with only the sketchiest outlines of a place habitually viewed from afar with a mix of envy and awe, disdain, and fascination.
Author : Edan Lepucki
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316250821
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book California written by Edan Lepucki and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world Cal and Frida have always known is gone, and they've left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable in the face of hardship and isolation. Mourning a past they can't reclaim, they seek solace in each other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant. Terrified of the unknown and unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realize this community poses dangers of its own. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust. A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and deep-seated resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love. "In her arresting debut novel, Edan Lepucki conjures a lush, intricate, deeply disturbing vision of the future, then masterfully exploits its dramatic possibilities."-Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
Author : John Gregory Dunne
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520254336
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (543 download)
Download or read book Delano written by John Gregory Dunne and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around Delano, California. More than a labor dispute, the strike became a movement for social justice that helped redefine Latino and American politics. The strike also catapulted its leader, Cesar Chavez, into prominence as one of the most celebrated American political figures of the twentieth century. More than forty years after its original publication, Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike, based on compelling first-hand reportage and interviews, retains both its freshness and its urgency in illuminating a moment of unusually significant social ferment." -- Book cover.
Author : Robert Francis
Publisher : Industry
ISBN 13 : 9781944891138
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Black Gold in California written by Robert Francis and published by Industry. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the petroleum industry in the state of California paired with the stories of companies that helped shape the industry.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781939354006
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Rancho San Felipe written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michele Zack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615322438
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (224 download)
Download or read book Southern California Story written by Michele Zack and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sierra Madre, a suburban town in the Pasadena-Los Angeles orbit, has a distinct history. By contrast, Southern California's story is huge, varied, difficult to grasp. Examining the two together, and looking at how Sierra Madre has reflected regional and national experiences, brings new focus to the whole. Unlike histories of regions, states, and nations that must draw broad strokes at the expense of details about place--this work uses such references as windows onto larger meanings, taking readers beyond the local. Peeking out from behind intimate stories are big historical themes and epochs: the Industrial Revolution, Westward expansion, the role of illness in forming regional culture, Americanization policies of the Progressive Era, Japanese internment, and post-war development. Sierra Madre provides a sharp lens through which to interpret Southern California's intense allure, its history as a real estate deal, and its racial ambivalence. The context of a specific town--and the quest for a better life--lends fresh perspective that enlivens and deepens out understanding of the Southern California story.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997513820
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (138 download)
Download or read book Designed by Apple in California written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helen Elliott Bandini
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of California written by Helen Elliott Bandini and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1908 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General history of California with list of counties, list of governors, and electoral votes 1852-1908.
Author : May McNeer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Story of California written by May McNeer and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of the history of California from the arrival of the Conquistadors to 1944, as well as Californian legends, wildlife, agriculture, and industry.
Author : Henry K. Norton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)
Download or read book The Story of California written by Henry K. Norton and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Mack Faragher
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300225792
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book California written by John Mack Faragher and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and lively history of California, the most multicultural state in the nation "A masterful history."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Faragher takes the reader on a captivating journey through myriad twists and turns of California's multicultural history, enlivened by stories of people who rarely penetrate our traditional state chronicles."--Carlos E. Cortés, University of California, Riverside California is the most multicultural state in America. As John Mack Faragher explains in this new history, California's natural variety has always supported such diversity, including Native peoples speaking dozens of distinct languages, Spanish and Mexican colonists, gold seekers from all corners of the globe, and successive migrant waves from the eastern United States and from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Faragher tells the stories of a colorful cast of characters--some famous, others mostly unknown--including African American Archy Lee, who sued for his freedom; Sinkyone Indian woman Sally Bell, who survived genocide; and Jewish schoolgirl Marilyn Greene, who spoke up for her Japanese friends after the attack on Pearl Harbor. California's diversity has often led to conflict, turmoil, and violence but also to invention, improvisation, and a struggle to achieve multicultural democracy.
