THE KING OF CALIFORNIA is a fantastic and entertaining historical account of the many peoples who came, left, stayed & transformed the West Coast of the Continent. From the Native Americans who played strip-poker to DustBowl Okies, philosophical Sikhs, pioneers, Armenian grapegrowers, transplanted Southerners, Hollywood moguls, engineering geniuses and every kind of hustler inbetween,THE KING OF CALIFORNIA chronicles history from Indian showdowns to Mexican standoffs, taking us through an extraordinary history that affects us all.
Written by two world-class journalists, Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman of The Los Angeles Times and White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, respectively. Also recommended:
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