Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era
- ISBN-10
- 0195042344
- ISBN-13
- 9780195042344
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986-10-20
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Kevin Starr
Description
Examines the elements whose confluence defined Southern California including Spanish/Mexican influences, climate, and the rise of Hollywood
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- 1986-12-04
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