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- catalog abstract ""A narrative tour de force that combines wide-ranging scholarship with captivating prose, Kevin Starr's acclaimed multi-volume Americans and the California Dream is an unparalleled work of cultural history. Now, in Embattled Dreams, the sixth volume in this monumental work, Starr looks at 1940s California, the war years and their aftermath. California in the years surrounding World War II was a time of sweeping change, drama and intrigue, heroism and tragedy, a decade that saw the emergence of a new, more powerful role for California in the nation. Starr captures this exciting era with his unique vision and masterful prose. He describes the vast expansion of the war industry and California's role as "arsenal of democracy" (especially the significant part women played in the aviation industry). He examines the politics of the state: Earl Warren as the dominant political figure, the anti-communist movement and "red baiting," and the early career of Richard Nixon. He also looks at culture, ranging from Hollywood, to the counterculture with Henry Miller at Big Sur, to film noir and the fiction of Raymond Chandler. And he illuminates the harassment of Japanese immigrants and the shameful treatment of other minorities, especially Hispanics and blacks. Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Starr as "the foremost chronicler of that often fabulous region, imposing upon the dramatic elements of California history a novelist's imagination and a cosmopolitan and sophisticated intelligence." In Embattled Dreams, Starr provides an unforgettable portrait of California, a spell-binding account of the state as it transformed itself from a regional power to the dominant economic, social, and cultural force in the nation." http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2001036047-d.html.".
- catalog contributor b12485968.
- catalog coverage "California Civilization 20th century.".
- catalog coverage "California History 1850-1950.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""A narrative tour de force that combines wide-ranging scholarship with captivating prose, Kevin Starr's acclaimed multi-volume Americans and the California Dream is an unparalleled work of cultural history. Now, in Embattled Dreams, the sixth volume in this monumental work, Starr looks at 1940s California, the war years and their aftermath. California in the years surrounding World War II was a time of sweeping change, drama and intrigue, heroism and tragedy, a decade that saw the emergence of a new, more powerful role for California in the nation. Starr captures this exciting era with his unique vision and masterful prose. He describes the vast expansion of the war industry and California's role as "arsenal of democracy" (especially the significant part women played in the aviation industry). He examines the politics of the state: Earl Warren as the dominant political figure, the anti-communist movement and "red baiting," and the early career of Richard Nixon. He also looks at culture, ranging from Hollywood, to the counterculture with Henry Miller at Big Sur, to film noir and the fiction of Raymond Chandler. And he illuminates the harassment of Japanese immigrants and the shameful treatment of other minorities, especially Hispanics and blacks. Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Starr as "the foremost chronicler of that often fabulous region, imposing upon the dramatic elements of California history a novelist's imagination and a cosmopolitan and sophisticated intelligence." In Embattled Dreams, Starr provides an unforgettable portrait of California, a spell-binding account of the state as it transformed itself from a regional power to the dominant economic, social, and cultural force in the nation." http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2001036047-d.html.".
- catalog description "1940: A matter of life or death -- 1941: Shelling Santa Barbara -- 1942: Garrison state -- 1943: Zoot suit -- 1944: Swing shift -- 1945: Hollywood canteen -- 1946: Homecoming -- 1947: Black Dahlia -- 1948: Honey Bear -- 1949: Mexicali Rose -- 1950 Police action.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-364) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 386 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0195124375 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Americans and the California dream".
- catalog isPartOf "Starr, Kevin. Americans and the California dream.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "California Civilization 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "California History 1850-1950.".
- catalog spatial "California.".
- catalog subject "979.4/052 21".
- catalog subject "F866 .S786 2002".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 California.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1940: A matter of life or death -- 1941: Shelling Santa Barbara -- 1942: Garrison state -- 1943: Zoot suit -- 1944: Swing shift -- 1945: Hollywood canteen -- 1946: Homecoming -- 1947: Black Dahlia -- 1948: Honey Bear -- 1949: Mexicali Rose -- 1950 Police action.".
- catalog title "Embattled dreams : California in war and peace, 1940-1950 / Kevin Starr.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".