California Story: A Serial Memoir and Social History

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“A lyrical love letter to California.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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May 2023

CALIFORNIA STORY: The Book!
Had to do it, right?
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September 2022

Chapter 39: Epilogue (The Redwood Highway), 2020
Like the last people who lived here.
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Chapter 38: Coachella Valley, 2020
We didn't need a trail.
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Chapter 37: Richmond and Oakland, 2019
Trust me on this.
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August 2022

Chapter 36: The Sierra Nevada, 2019
Art and Marion Falk drove their Nash coupe west from Nebraska to California during the Great Depression and, not long after their arrival, Art went into…
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Chapter 35: Lafayette Plaza, 2017
Working for the clampdown.
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Chapter 34: Lake Merritt, 2006
Meaning, beauty, color, and wonder.
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Chapter 33: Lafayette, 2006
This is how communities are made.
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July 2022

Chapter 32: Mammoth Lakes, 2001
My heart is offered still to you.
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Chapter 31: Walnut Creek, 1992
Abandon your expectations.
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Chapter 30: Briones, 1990
Like a California remembered.
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