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Description

Examining California's formative years, this innovative study seeks to discover the origins of the California dream and the social, psychological, and symbolic impact it has had not only on Californians but also on the rest of the country.

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The territory of Alta California, a network of scattered settlements on the lower edge of an empty American West, had a number of visitors during its Spanish and Mexican period.

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  1. Kevin Starr (Author)
 

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