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Great California Stories by A. Grove Day (Editor) (1991, Paperback) good

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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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ISBN
9780803265837
Book Title
Great California Stories
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
1991
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
A. Grove Day
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Width
5.8 in
Number of Pages
268 Pages

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In 1510 a Spanish romancer described an island called California, "very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise." It was inhabited by Amazons, and even the harnesses of the beasts they rode were gold. Thus began the rich literature of California. In a place that boasts so many claims to one's attention, short fiction has flourished. Great California Stories trumpets the immense short story tradition developed by visitors like Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce but mostly by natives like Jack London and John Steinbeck. The twenty-one stories in this anthology go back to the oral tradition of the American Indians and recall the Hispanic settlement, the gold rush of the 1850s, the agricultural epoch, the growth of cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, the foibles of early Hollywood, and the rise of ghettos. The ethnic diversity of California is reflected in a cast of story characters including Indians, mission fathers, Asians, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and forty-niners and landseekers from the eastern states. California's varied scenery is drawn on in stories with a strong sense of place, whether Steinbeck's Salinas Valley or Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Besides Steinbeck and Chandler, authors represented are Theodora Kroeber, Bret Harte, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Edwin Cone, Jack London, Idwal Jones, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Dashiel Hammett, Eugene Burdick, Janet Lewis, Wallace Stegner, and Danny Santiago. For them California is a memorable background, sometimes a fabulous character, always a distinctive quality.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803265832
ISBN-13
9780803265837
eBay Product ID (ePID)
478852

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great California Stories
Number of Pages
268 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
Genre
Fiction
Author
A. Grove Day
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
20
Lccn
90-037672
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813/.010832794
Lc Classification Number
Ps571.C2g7 1990

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