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aerial photos of the entire California Coastline
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CalTrout, Inc. conservation group [est. 1970]

flag of the State of California       California state quarter of 2005

Southern California by McWilliams  "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 & the California Dream book by Kevin Starr  "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 book by Kevin Starr  "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 book by Kevin Starr  "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 book by Kevin Starr  "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
The Dream Endures / California Enters the 1940s book by Kevin Starr   "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
Chasing The California Dream / Solo Horseback Journey book by Lisa F. Wood   "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 book by Kevin Starr  "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
Coast of Dreams: California On The Edge book by Kevin Starr  "Coast of Dreams: California On The Edge, 1990-2002" [2004]
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 History book by Kevin Starr  "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 book by Kevin Starr  "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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