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A cultural history spanning almost five centuries explores the origins of California with its Spanish, Asian, European, and Native American roots
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In his sweeping four-and-a-half century political and cultural history of California, Schwartz, a journalist and historian of radical movements, dispels the myth that American national culture was developed first in the East and then spread westward across the frontier. He examines the movements and colorful figures in the state's history, then turns his attention to its most important innovation: the transformation of revolt into style. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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