Embattled Dreams (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Kevin Starr
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1940-1950
- Setting: California
- Principal Characters: Richard Milhous Nixon, Earl Warren
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: 1950’s, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, 1940’s, World War II, California, War, Politicians, Mexican Americans, Military life or service, Hollywood, Entertaining or entertainers, Airplanes or jets, Japan or Japanese people, Pacific Ocean
- Locales: California
In Embattled Dreams, Kevin Starr continues his narrative history of California, which he began in 1973 with Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915. In this, the sixth volume, Starr relates the state’s history during the 1940’s, arguably the most significant decade in California’s history not only for the transformations which occurred within the state, but also for the impact California had upon the rest of the United States.
Wars framed the decade of Embattled Dreams, beginning with the onset of one war and concluding with the start of another...
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