Hellacious California!: Tales of Rascality, Revelry, Dissipation, and Depravity, and the Birth of the Golden State 9781597145046

Dear California: The Golden State in Diaries and Letters 9781503637054

Dispatches from a land of extremes, by writers and movie stars, natives and visitors, activists and pioneers, and more.

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Birth of the State

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Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream 9781595347831

In Not So Golden State, leading environmental historian Char Miller looks below the surface of California's ecologi

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The California Trail: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Routes that Led Americans to the Golden State

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Lewis and Clark Exped

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Photographing California - Vol. 1: North: A Guide to the Natural Landmarks of the Golden State 9780916189204

Northern California is home to some of the most magnificent natural wonders on the planet, attracting millions of visito

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California: The Golden State [3 ed.] 9781627127240, 9781627126298

It's My State California gives readers a comprehensive look at the geography, history, people, government, economy,

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The California Gold Rush: The History and Legacy of the Forty-Niners and America’s Golden Dream

*Includes pictures. *Includes primary accounts of the gold rush. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further read

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California Dreaming : Boosterism, Memory, and Rural Suburbs in the Golden State [1 ed.] 9781938228889, 9781938228865

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional. Agrar

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California Justice: Shootouts, Lynchings and Assassinations in the Golden State 1884995543, 9781884995545

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Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the Birth of the Modern City 161902263X, 9781619022638

Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750–1914, when they vied to

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