Americans and the California Dream, 1850–1915
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- OUP USA
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN-13
- 9780195042337
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- California historyAmerican westward expansionCultural identity
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1974)
Other awarded books from Kevin Starr
- Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950–1963
- Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California
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