The Other California: The Great Central Valley in Life and Letters
Haslam, Gerald W.
ISBN 10: 087417225X ISBN 13: 9780874172256
Published by University of Nevada Press, 1993
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Oildale native, Gerald Haslam, doesn’t like it when folks dismiss the Central Valley as boring and flat. In this collection of essays, he argues that it is California’s heartland and economic hub. In addition, the valley has produced a crop of gifted writers. These nineteen essays range from reminiscences of childhood and adolescence to a portrait of Mexican-Americans and their position in the Valley’s society to a moving essay about having the author’s aging father come to live with the family. Even if you have never lived in the Valley, reading this book will give you an entirely new perspective the next time you drive into it.
About the Author: Gerald Haslam is a professor emertius of English at Sonoma State University and a contributing writer for West, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine. His book, Straight White Male, won the 2000 Western State Book Award for fiction and was named Book of the Year by Foreword magazine. He lives in Northern California.
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Title: The Other California: The Great Central ...
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket