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Availability:In StockContributor:Carey McWilliams, Lewis H. Lapham (Foreword by)Publish date:1999-04-02Pages:391
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520218932ISBN-10:520218930UPC:9780520218932Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Earth SciencesBook Topic:State & Local, GeologySize:9.04 x 6.09 x 0.97 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCTGGQAV7A
California: The Great Exception
In 1949, lawyer, historian, and journalist Carey McWilliams stepped back to assess the state of California at the end of its first one hundred years--its history, population, politics, agriculture, and social concerns. As he examined the reasons for the prodigious growth and productivity that have characterized California since the Gold Rush, he praised the vitality of the new citizens who had...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520218932ISBN-10:520218930UPC:9780520218932Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Earth SciencesBook Topic:State & Local, GeologySize:9.04 x 6.09 x 0.97 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCTGGQAV7A
Carey McWilliams (1905-1980), editor of The Nation from 1955 to 1975, also served as California Commissioner of Immigration and Housing for four years. He was the author of many books, including Factories in the Field, Ill Fares the Land, Brothers under the Skin, A Mask for Privilege, and Southern California: An Island on the Land. Lewis H. Lapham, a native San Franciscan, is the editor of...
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