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Southern California: An Island on the Land

by Carey Mcwilliams

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ISBN13: 9780879050078
ISBN10: 0879050071
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Widely recognized as the best non-fiction book written about Southern California for the period 1920s through the 1940s. Southern California: An Island on the Land is packed with fascinating material on the region and its galaxy of personalities--from Helen Hunt Jackson to Aimee Semple McPherson, from Huntington the financier to Hatfield the rainmaker. Carey McWilliams provides insights into many subjects, ranging from the origins of Hollywood to the flowering of International Style architecture in Los Angeles. This book was originally published in 1946. This reprint edition has been continuously in print from Gibbs Smith, Publisher since 1973.

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Packed With Magnificent Material On Southern California's Galaxy of Person- Alities, This Book Provides Insights Into Subjects Ranging From The Origins Hollywood To The Flowering of Inter- National-Style Architecture. and It Does That By Looking At Personalities As Div- Erse As Helen Hunt Jackson To Aimee Semple McPherson, Huntington The Finan- Cier To Hatfield The Rainmaker.
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ISBN:
9780879050078
Subtitle:
An Island on the Land
Author:
McWilliams, Carey
Author:
McWilliams, Carey
Publisher:
Gibbs Smith Publishers
Location:
Santa Barbara Calif.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
California
Subject:
History
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
North America
Subject:
United States - Pacific - California
Subject:
California, Southern
Subject:
California, Southern Description and travel.
Subject:
California, Southern History.
Series Volume:
no. 5
Publication Date:
March 1980
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.22x5.51x.84 in. 1.03 lbs.
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