The Last Days of California: A Novel
The Last Days of California: A Novel

Author: Mary Miller

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2014-01-20

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0871407795

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection Longlisted for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Book Prize “[A] terrific first novel. . . . Why worry about labeling a book this good? Just read it.” —Laurie Muchnick, New York Times Book Review Jess is fifteen years old and waiting for the world to end. Her evangelical father has packed up the family to drive west to California, hoping to save as many souls as possible before the Second Coming. With her long-suffering mother and rebellious (and secretly pregnant) sister, Jess hands out tracts to nonbelievers at every rest stop, Waffle House, and gas station along the way. As Jess’s belief frays, her teenage myopia evolves into awareness about her fracturing family. Selected as a Barnes & Noble Discover pick and an Indie Next pick, Mary Miller’s radiant debut novel reinvigorates the literary road-trip story with wry vulnerability and savage charm.

The Twelve Days of Christmas in California
The Twelve Days of Christmas in California

Author:

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781402762475

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This holiday book series takes kids on a unique cross-country journey. Through lively, chatty letters home, each of these six books follows a child on a fun visit with a friend or relative over winter vacation. Along the way, the young narrators convey a host of fascinating and kid-friendly facts about what they do and where they go. Full color.

California Ranchos
California Ranchos

Author:

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780756516338

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Describes how the rancho way of life became widespread in California after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821.

The Gringos A Story Of The Old California Days In 1849
The Gringos A Story Of The Old California Days In 1849

Author: B.M. Bower

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-07-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 935859537X

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B.M. Bower's compelling historical story "The Gringos: A Story of the Old California Days in 1849" is a must-read. This compelling story, which is set against the background of the California Gold Rush, transports readers on a thrilling journey through the untamable wilderness of 1849 California. The chaotic and thrilling atmosphere of the Gold Rush period, replete with rough terrain, greedy prospectors, and contacts with Native American tribes, is vividly brought to life by B.M. Bower's narration. Readers see the clash of cultures, the quest of fortune, and the ties of friendship forged in the face of hardship through the eyes of the gringos. The historical fiction novel "The Gringos" weaves a colorful tapestry of action, romance, and the unbreakable character of the human spirit. The Old California Days in 1849 are eloquently depicted in Bower's superb story, which also paints a realistic image of a period and location that permanently altered the American West's terrain

Days of Gold
Days of Gold

Author: Malcolm J. Rohrbough

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1998-10-15

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0520216598

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When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the news caused the greatest mass migration in the history of the Republic. This comprehensive history demonstrates how the Gold Rush touched the lives of families & communities everywhere in the U.S.

Golden Days
Golden Days

Author: Carolyn See

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996-10-06

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0520206738

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Available again in paperback, Golden Days is a major novel from one of the most provocative voices on the American literary scene. Linking the recent past with an imagined future, this "adventurous blend of feminist fiction and nuclear apocalypse fantasy" (Time) marvelously captures life in Los Angeles in the '70s and '80s.

Old Californian Days
Old Californian Days

Author: James William Steele

Publisher:

Published: 1889

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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James Steele visited California in the 1880s. Old Californian days (1889) is the book Steele based on that trip. He provides a sketch of the history of California before the Gold Rush and surviving remnants of that history: the mission churches (San Gabriel and San Juan Capistrano), Spanish-American culture in modern California, and Native American tribes.