California
A History
Starr compresses five centuries of California into one volume, from Spanish missions to the modern megastate.
Kevin Starr spent a career writing the multi-volume history of California and then compressed it into this single accessible volume, from Spanish missions and the Gold Rush through Hollywood, water wars and the postwar boom. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who governed the state, recommends it as the book for anyone interested in what makes California unique, and calls it a great gift.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
It's the kind of reading I like and that I like to share with other people.
Podcast · February 2015
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