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Book In and Out of California

    Book Details:
  • Author : Deborah Epstein Solon
  • Publisher : Hudson Hills
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781555952259
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book In and Out of California written by Deborah Epstein Solon and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey of Impressionist art of a generation of California artists that have until now been overlooked. 70 colour plates

Book Right Out of California

Download or read book Right Out of California written by Kathryn S. Olmsted and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a major reassessment of modern conservatism, noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted reexamines the explosive labor disputes in the agricultural fields of Depression-era California, the cauldron that inspired a generation of artists and writers and that triggered the intervention of FDR's New Deal. Right Out of California tells how this brief moment of upheaval terrified business leaders into rethinking their relationship to American politics--a narrative that pits a ruthless generation of growers against a passionate cast of reformers, writers, and revolutionaries. Olmsted reveals how California's businessmen learned the language of populism with the help of allies in the media and entertainment industries, and in the process created a new style of politics: corporate funding of grassroots groups, military-style intelligence gathering against political enemies, professional campaign consultants, and alliances between religious and economic conservatives. The business leaders who battled for the hearts and minds of Depression-era California, moreover, would go on to create the organizations that launched the careers of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A riveting history in its own right, Right Out of California is also a vital chapter in our nation's political transformation whose echoes are still felt today.

Book Nut Country

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edward H. Miller
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2015-09-22
  • ISBN : 022620538X
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Nut Country written by Edward H. Miller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there was a city most likely to host the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dallas was it. Kennedy himself recognized Dallas's special and extreme nature, saying to Jackie in Fort Worth on the morning of November 22, "We're heading into nut country today." Edward H. Miller makes the persuasive case in this lucid and insightful book that the ultraconservative faction of today's Republican Party is a product specifically of the political climate of Dallas in the 1950s and early 1960s, which was marked by apocalyptic language, conspiracy theories, and absolutist thought and rhetoric. Miller shows not only that the influential ultraconservative figures in Dallas fomented religious and racial extremism but that the arc of politics bent ever rightward, as otherwise moderate local Republicans were pressured to move away from the center. This faction promoted the creation of the national Republican Party's "Southern Strategy," which reversed the party's historical position on civil rights. This strategy, often credited to Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater in the wake of the crises of the 1960s, has its origins instead in the racial and religious beliefs of extremists in this volatile time and place. Dallas is the root of it all.

Book Leaving California

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Lanegan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-03
  • ISBN : 9781637608838
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book Leaving California written by Mark Lanegan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEAVING CALIFORNIA compiles 76 poems that merge the line of harsh reality and paranoia, beauty and reflection, and the wisdom of the escape artist. There are amends and curses amongst stories that one can only tell once they've seen everything and everything collapse. A brilliant work of true transformation, these poems also chronicle Lanegan's exit from California for the literal greener pastures of Ireland. As someone who has survived it all, he must have known this move was the next level of perseverance. There's a pacing anxiety leading up to the move, turbulence in the transition, and a calm consideration once he's settled. In many ways this is part two of Lanegan's best selling 2020 novel, Sing Backwards and Weep, where loose ends are tied and others left for dead. Intro by Wesley Eisold. Poetry.

Book Our California

Download or read book Our California written by Pam Mu¤oz Ryan and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.

Book Lighting Out

Download or read book Lighting Out written by Daniel Duane and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent college graduate describes his search for meaning in his life while climbing the mountains of California

Book Deep Hanging Out  Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California

Download or read book Deep Hanging Out Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California written by Malcolm Margolin and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years of deep hanging out in California's Indian country Writer and publisher Malcolm Margolin has been "deep hanging out"--or immersing himself in a social, informal way--in California's Indian country since the 1970s. This volume collects thirty articles, introductions, and other pieces he wrote about California's diverse Indian country (well over one hundred tribes), drawn mainly from the quarterly magazine he cofounded in 1987, News from Native California. He shares with his readers the experiences, knowledge, and cultural renewal that California Indians have generously shared with him, often after years of friendship, from the erection of a ceremonial enclosure in Northern California--built to fall apart within a generation so that the knowledge of how to construct one is always current--to a visit by aboriginal Hawaiians in diplomatic recognition of native Southern Californian tribes. He draws on both archives and interviews with elders in longer reports about leadership traditions, pedagogical techniques, and conservation practices in various parts of the state--fascinating glimpses into worldviews very different from those of contemporary America. Filled with insight and affection, as well as some of the most gorgeous writing, Deep Hanging Out will appeal both to newcomers and to those whose roots and hearts reside in the state's Indian country.

Book A Day in the Life of California

Download or read book A Day in the Life of California written by Rick Smolan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1988 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captioned photographs describe everyday life in California.

Book A Californian s Guide to the Trees Among Us

Download or read book A Californian s Guide to the Trees Among Us written by Matt Ritter and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We bring the strength and beauty of the natural world into our urban landscapes by planting trees, and California is blessed with a rich horticultural history, visible in an abundance of cultivated trees that enrich our lives with extraordinary color, bizarre shapes, unusual textures, and unexpected aromas. A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us features over 150 of California's most commonly grown trees. Whether native or cultivated, these are the trees that muffle noise, create wildlife habitats, mitigate pollution, conserve energy, and make urban living healthier and more peaceful. Used as a field guide or read with pleasure for the liveliness of the prose, this book will allow readers to learn the stories behind the trees that shade our parks, grace our yards, and line our streets. Rich in photographs and illustrations, overflowing with anecdote and information, A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us opens our eyes to a world of beauty just outside our front doors.

Book Out of Doors California and Oregon

Download or read book Out of Doors California and Oregon written by J.A Graves and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Out of Doors California and Oregon by J.A Graves

Book California Migration  1955 1960

Download or read book California Migration 1955 1960 written by California. Department of Finance. Budget Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book California Out of the Box

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christine Echeverri
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-10-08
  • ISBN : 9781726672276
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book California Out of the Box written by Christine Echeverri and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Out of the Box uses story as a basis for an interdisciplinary exploration of Golden State history, life and earth science, geography, social studies, the arts, and more! The content spans prehistory through the 1930s. This homeschool/progressive education curriculum includes a teacher guide with comprehension questions, reproducible student pages (for within a family), and answer keys; it is geared for students in grades 3-6, but suggestions are included for families with younger siblings. Note: families must purchase the 8 historical fiction and resource books separately, or request them from their local library.

Book When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors

Download or read book When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors written by Beth Pratt and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated with a new preface: a full-color celebration of coexistence with California's iconic wildlife. Wildness beats in the heart of California's urban areas, and across the state Californians are taking action to recast wildlife as an integral part of our everyday lives. In Los Angeles, residents have rallied to build one of the largest wildlife crossings in the world because of the plight of one lonely mountain lion named P-22. Porpoises cavort in San Francisco Bay again because of a grassroots effort to clean up a waterway that was once a toxic mess. Yosemite's park staff and millions of visitors have mobilized to keep its famed bears wild. And after a near century-long absence, Californians are welcoming wolves back to the state, inspired by the remarkable journey of the wolf OR-7. When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors explores this evolving dynamic between humans and animals. Now updated with a new preface, these inspiring stories celebrate a new paradigm for wildlife conservation: coexistence.

Book California s Next Century 2  0

Download or read book California s Next Century 2 0 written by Marcus Ruiz Evans and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the economic roadmap for California's economic recovery and clearly explains various steps that can be taken to provide Californians with "enablers" for economic growth.

Book Baby s Day Out in Southern California

Download or read book Baby s Day Out in Southern California written by JoBea Holt and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated edition of this popular travel and adventure guide for parents with babies or toddlers who want to find new experiences together. More than 100 places appropriate to take babies and toddlers are described with complete information about locations, hours, accommodations and good things to see, hear and learn. Throughout the book photographs and "picture guides" for toddlers depict the variety of objects or living creatures children will encounter to enhance the learning experience and fun of the outings. Creative suggestions for side activities abound.

Book California  In doors and Out

Download or read book California In doors and Out written by Eliza Wood Farnham and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During her three years as matron of the Female Prison at Sing Sing, 1844-1848, Eliza Burhans Farnham (1815-1864) tried to institute reforms based on phrenology. Discharged from the post, she soon learned that her lawyer-husband had died in California, leaving her with affairs to settle there. Farnham set about organizing a pioneer party of single, educated women to join her in the voyage round the Horn. California, in-doors and out (1856) opens with a description of her harrowing voyage round the Horn in 1849. In 1850 Farnham and her children moved to El Rancho La Libertad, the Santa Cruz farm left to her by her husband. She describes her experiences as a farmer, the position of women in California, mining life, the history of the Donner Expedition based on interviews with survivors, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee.

Book California  In Doors and Out

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eliza W. Farnham
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2024-01-04
  • ISBN : 3375178964
  • Pages : 530 pages

Download or read book California In Doors and Out written by Eliza W. Farnham and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.