California: An Interpretive History
- ISBN-10
- 0073406961
- ISBN-13
- 9780073406961
- Series
- California
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-09
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Authors
- Walton Bean, James Rawls
Description
Now in its tenth edition, this best-selling text continues to provide an up-to-date survey of California history and offers original interpretations of the major challenges faced by the nation’s most populous and economically powerful state.
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- 2022-06-20
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