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EBOOK Endangered Dreams:The Great Depression in California
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199923564
EAN: 07FBF14EEB
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Stron: 432
Data wydania: 1995
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The Great Depression in California
In Endangered Dreams, Kevin Starr paints a portrait that is both detailed and        panoramic, offering a vivid look at the personalities and events that shaped a        decade of explosive tension. He begins with the rise of radicalism on the Pacific        Coast, which erupted when the Great Depression swept over California in the 1930s.          Starr captures the triumphs and tumult of the great agricultural strikes in the        Imperial Valley, the San Joaquin Valley, Stockton, and Salinas, identifying the        crucial role played by Communist organizers. The highpoint of social conflict,        however, was 1934, the year of the coastwide maritime strike, and here Starr's        narrative talents are at their best, as he brings to life the astonishing general        strike that took control of San Francisco. And yet, the Depression also brought out        the finest in Californians: state Democrats fought for a local New Deal; California        natives helped care for more than a million impoverished migrants through public and        private programs; artists movingly documented the impact of the Depression; and an        unprecedented program of public works (capped by the Golden Gate Bridge) made the        California we know today possible.In capturing the powerful forces that swept the        state during the 1930s, Starr weaves an insightful analysis into his narrative        fabric. Out of a shattered decade of economic and social dislocation, he constructs        a coherent whole and a mirror for understanding our own time.

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