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Books About California
 | "Southern California [Country]: An Island On The Land" [1946] by Carey McWilliams "Probably the best book on Southern California." — Robert Towne Peregrine Smith 8x5½ pb [3/80] for $17.95 |
 | "Americans and The California Dream, 1850-1915" [1973] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9x5¾ pb [12/86] for $35.99 Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/73] for $55.15 |
 | "Inventing The Dream: California Through The Progressive Era" [1985] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [12/86] for $22.50 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/85] out of print/used |
 | "Material Dreams: Southern California Through The 1920s" [1990] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9x5¾ pb [10/91] for $27.95 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/90] for $61.49 |
 | "Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression In California" [1996] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9x6 pb [11/97] for $22.45 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [1/96] for $60.00 see also Spirit of America's 'Great Depression' [1929-39] Page |
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"The Dream Endures: California Enters The 1940s" [1997] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9x6 pb [11/2002] for $22.45 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/97] for $48.00 |
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"Jack London’s Golden State: Selected California Writings" [1999] Edited by Gerald Haslam Heyday Books 9x6 pb [7/1999] out of print/used essays, short stories, journalism, and fiction excerpts (from "John Barleycorn", "Martin Eden", "The Sea Wolf", "The Star Rover", "The Iron Heel", "The Valley Of The Moon" & others) Jack London [1876-1916] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore |
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"Chasing The California Dream: A Solo Horseback Journey Along The California Coast" [2001] by Lisa F. Wood
The author traveled on horseback in 1991 along the California coastline from the Mexican border to the Oregon border, duplicating the 1500-mile journey that J. Smeaton Chase made in 1911. Lost Coast Press 8½x5½ pb [6/2001] for $12.95 |
 | "Embattled Dreams: California In War & Peace, 1940-1950" [2002] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/2003] for $22.45 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2002] out of print/used |
 | "My California: Journeys By Great Writers" [27 travel essays, 2004] Edited by Donna Wares, Illustrations by David Hockney, Introduction by Pico Iyer Essays by 27 California authors, compiled as a revenue source for the California Arts Council; contributors include Mark Arax, Michael Chabon, Veronique de Turenne, Anh Do, Firoozeh Dumas, Percival Everett, Dana Gioia, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Gerald Haslam, Edward Humes, Pico Iyer, David Kipen, Aimee Liu, Mary Mackey, devorah major, Rubén Martínez, Patt Morrison, T. Jefferson Parker, Derek M. Powazek, Carolyn See, Thomas Steinbeck, Deanne Stillman, Héctor Tobar, D.J. Waldie, Matt Warshaw, Daniel Weintraub & Chryss Yost Angel City Press pb [6/2004] for $10.88 |
 | "Coast of Dreams: California On The Edge, 1990-2002" [2005] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Vintage 7½x5 pb [2/2006] for $12.21 Allen Lane 9¼x6 hardcover [6/2005] out of print/used |
 | "California: A History" [2005] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Modern Library 8x5¼ pb [3/2007] for $10.17 Modern Library 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/2005] for $16.47 |
 | "Golden Dreams: California In An Age of
Abundance, 1950-1963" [2009] by Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/2009] for $23.07 |
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