Chasing The California Dream
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Chasing The California Dream
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Author : Lisa F. Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Chasing The California Dream written by Lisa F. Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with California categories.
Armed with a roll of duct tape and a good sense of humor, Lisa Wood rode her Appaloosa horse, Cacho, from Los Angeles' Santa Monica Mountains to the Oregon border. On her unusual quest, she explored California's spectacular, remote landscapes, took life- threatening risks, met generous, helpful strangers, and gained a new perspective on the most basic needs of body and soul.
The Dreamt Land
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Author : Mark Arax
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2019-05-21
The Dreamt Land written by Mark Arax and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with Nature categories.
A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the "Golden State" myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers—the nut king, grape king and citrus queen—tell their story here for the first time. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it.
Material Dreams
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Author : Kevin Starr
language : en
Publisher: Americans and the California D
Release Date : 1990
Material Dreams written by Kevin Starr and has been published by Americans and the California D this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Kevin Starr is the foremost chronicler of the California dream. In Material Dreams, he turns to one of the most vibrant decades in the Golden State's history, the 1920's, when some two million Americans migrated to California, the vast majority settling in or around Los Angeles.
California Dream
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Author : Marabout
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-29
California Dream written by Marabout and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-29 with categories.
Chasing The American Dream
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Author : Mark Robert Rank PhD
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-01
Chasing The American Dream written by Mark Robert Rank PhD and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-01 with Social Science categories.
The United States has been epitomized as a land of opportunity, where hard work and skill can bring personal success and economic well-being. The American Dream has captured the imagination of people from all walks of life, and to many, it represents the heart and soul of the country. But there is another, darker side to the bargain that America strikes with its people -- it is the price we pay for our individual pursuit of the American Dream. That price can be found in the economic hardship present in the lives of millions of Americans. In Chasing the American Dream, leading social scientists Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl, and Kirk A. Foster provide a new and innovative look into a curious dynamic -- the tension between the promise of economic opportunities and rewards and the amount of turmoil that Americans encounter in their quest for those rewards. The authors explore questions such as: -What percentage of Americans achieve affluence, and how much income mobility do we actually have? -Are most Americans able to own a home, and at what age? -How is it that nearly 80 percent of us will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between ages 25 and 60? -How can access to the American Dream be increased? Combining personal interviews with dozens of Americans and a longitudinal study covering 40 years of income data, the authors tell the story of the American Dream and reveal a number of surprises. The risk of economic vulnerability has increased substantially over the past four decades, and the American Dream is becoming harder to reach and harder to keep. Yet for most Americans, the Dream lies not in wealth, but in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking toward the future. Chasing the American Dream provides us with a new understanding into the dynamics that shape our fortunes and a deeper insight into the importance of the American Dream for the future of the country.
The Dream Endures
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Author : Kevin Starr
language : en
Publisher: Americans and the California Dream
Release Date : 1997
The Dream Endures written by Kevin Starr and has been published by Americans and the California Dream this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Or the new breed of female star - Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, and the improbable Mae West - The Dream Endures is a brilliant social and cultural history.
Inventing The Dream
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Author : Kevin Starr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Inventing The Dream written by Kevin Starr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with California, Southern categories.
California Dreaming
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Author : Lawrence Donegan
language : en
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date : 2002-08-06
California Dreaming written by Lawrence Donegan and has been published by Atria Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-06 with Travel categories.
The author offers a satiric account of his quest for the American Dream, recalling his California adventures working as a salesman in the nation's biggest car lot.
A New California Dream
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Author : Patrick Atwater
language : en
Publisher: Stag Hunt Enterprises
Release Date : 2011
A New California Dream written by Patrick Atwater and has been published by Stag Hunt Enterprises this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with California categories.
California doesn t need more lofty rhetoric about what a Dream place this state is. Our government is in crisis. The impartial Legislative Analysts Office projects multi-billion dollar deficits until at least 2015. Cynics say that Californians are too polarized, too diverse, and too burdened with a byzantine bureaucracy to come together to face this mountain. Yet our recurring deficit is only less than one percent of California s nearly two trillion dollar economy. And these cynics don t offer reasons so much as excuses. California today has a proud history, a stunning natural environment, and an unbelievably creative people that connects to every corner of the globe. Reflecting on the fractures that have flowed from the hyperidealistic California Dream of the past, Patrick Atwater shows how together we can harness those strengths to build a New California Dream focused on creating a better life for all Californians. In honor of his parents, twenty percent of the proceeds from the book will be donated to California schools through DonorsChoose.
With These Hands
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Author : Virgilio Giacomo Bruschi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
With These Hands written by Virgilio Giacomo Bruschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Pioneers categories.
