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PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300225792
ISBN-139780300225792
eBay Product ID (ePID)6057254894
Product Key Features
Book TitleCalifornia : an American History
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Social History, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJohn Mack Faragher
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-946320
Reviews"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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "California history for grown-ups . . . a brisk, accessible romp through nearly 500 years of social, political and economic upheaval in the Golden State."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "A great new book."--Del Quinton Wilber, Los Angeles Times "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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, coauthor of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- 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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "California history for grown-ups . . . a brisk, accessible romp through nearly 500 years of social, political and economic upheaval in the Golden State."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "A great new book."--Del Quinton Wilber, Los Angeles Times "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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "California history for grown-ups. . . . A brisk, accessible romp through nearly 500 years of social, political and economic upheaval in the Golden State."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "A great new book."--Del Quinton Wilber, Los Angeles Times "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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, coauthor of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "California history for grown-ups. . . . A brisk, accessible romp through nearly 500 years of social, political and economic upheaval in the Golden State."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "A great new book."--Del Quinton Wilber, Los Angeles Times "Beautifully written, attentive to the local, regional, national, and international contexts of events, the book is a major achievement and will be an indispensable starting point for anyone interested in the history of California."--William Issel, Pacific Historical 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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, coauthor of Our Towns, "A masterful history of a place that is both reality and ideal, and central to the modern world."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "California history for grown-ups . . . a brisk, accessible romp through nearly 500 years of social, political and economic upheaval in the Golden State."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "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 "It is often said that California has little history. But there's nothing little about this beautifully illustrated and written book, which brilliantly distills the depth and diversity of California's past."--Stephen Aron, Autry Museum of the American West "With verve, clarity, and erudition, John Mack Faragher has wrestled California's monumental, tragic, triumphant, immense history into a single volume. This is a superb book by one of our most insightful scholars of the far West. A signal achievement."--William Deverell, Institute on California and the West "John Mack Faragher understands the promise, and the heartbreak, of California. This is a wonderfully concentrated but comprehensive and evocative history of the most American of states."--James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal979.4
SynopsisA 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.
LC Classification NumberF866.2
