Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California
History of California in the 1930s, discussing topics that include the depression, Upton Sinclair's campaign for governor, Harry Bridges and the San Francisco general strike, and the public and private relief programs for the more than one million emigrants from the dust bowl.
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- Americans and the California D
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN-13
- 9780195100808
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Great DepressionCalifornia historyLabor movements and migration
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlisted(1996)
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