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Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression In California
Endangered Dreams The Great Depression In California Author:Kevin Starr Part One Of Two Parts (4th in Starr's "HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA"series) The Golden State has always seemed to be a place where the hopes and fears of the American dream have been played out in a bigger and bolder way. And no one has done more to capture this epic story than Kevin Starr, in his acclaimed series of gripping social and cultural his... more »tories. Now Starr carries his account into the 1930s, when the political extremes that threatened so much of the Depression-ravaged world loomed large across the California landscape. In capturing the powerful forces that swept the state during the 1930s, Starr weaves an insightful analysis into his narrative fabric. Out of a shattered decade of economic and social dislocation, he constructs a coherent whole and a mirror for understanding our own time. "...a fine writer and imaginative chronicler..." (Amazon.com)« less