From Mark Twain to Jack LaLanne, and from conquistadors to health-food stores, The Great California Story covers it all. If you’ve ever wondered just what it is that makes California such a unique and extraordinary place, you’ll find your answer here. If you only have time to read one book to get that answer, this is the book to read.
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"I thoroughly enjoyed The Great California Story and learned a lot." -- Kevin Starr, University of Southern California
"The Great California Story paints a marvelous picture of what sets the Golden State apart." -- Jim Cox, The Midwest Book Review
"The index is an excellent place to start with this book. The list of California firsts is fascinating." -- 2004 Benjamin Franklin Awards
"The Great California Story paints a marvelous picture of what sets the Golden State apart." -- Jim Cox, The Midwest Book Review
"The index is an excellent place to start with this book. The list of California firsts is fascinating." -- 2004 Benjamin Franklin Awards
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Carl Palm is a 4th-generation Californian and long-time student of the state’s history. He is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Toronto, and the University of Texas at Austin. This is his first book.
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Now I Really Know What California's All About,
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This review is from: The Great California Story: Real-Life Roots of an American Legend (Hardcover)
The Great California Story paints a vivid picture of just what it is that makes California such an amazing place. I've read a lot of books about the Golden State, but this is the best one yet. If you really want to understand what California is all about, this is the book you've got to read.
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An engaging look at legends, customs, & laws,
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This review is from: The Great California Story: Real-Life Roots of an American Legend (Paperback)
Enhanced with 35 photographs, endnotes, and an index, The Great California Story: Real-Life Roots Of An American Legend by Carl Palm aptly combines history and trivia to paint a marvelous picture of what sets the Golden State apart. An engaging look at legends, customs, laws, and how history shaped the residents of California from colonial times down to the present makes The Great California Story an engrossing and enjoyable venture. Especially recommended for school and community library California History collections, The Great California Story is also available in a hardcover edition.
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For the longest time, only Indians called California home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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San Francisco, Los Angeles, United States, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills, San Diego, World War, Bay Area, New York, Palm Springs, Santa Monica, Lake Tahoe, Great Central Valley, Channel Islands, Gold Rush, Golden State, San Fernando Valley, Big Sur, Santa Rosa, San Franciscans, University of California, Death Valley, Santa Cruz, Long Beach, Orange County New!
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For the longest time, only Indians called California home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
next big quake, quotation describing, website entitled, great quake, city circa Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Los Angeles, United States, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills, San Diego, World War, Bay Area, New York, Palm Springs, Santa Monica, Lake Tahoe, Great Central Valley, Channel Islands, Gold Rush, Golden State, San Fernando Valley, Big Sur, Santa Rosa, San Franciscans, University of California, Death Valley, Santa Cruz, Long Beach, Orange County New!
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- A Companion to California by James D Hart on 17 pages
- California: An Interpretive History by James J. Rawls on 8 pages
- Population Abstract of the United States by John L. Andriot on 8 pages
- Famous First Facts by Joseph Nathan Kane on 7 pages
- Hollywood: The First Hundred Years History of America's Shangri-la with 300 vintage photos by Bruce T. Torrence on 6 pages
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