Writing California, 1848-1915

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Writing California, 1848-1915

In the formative era of its rule by the United States, which spans from the start of the gold rush in 1848 to the dawn of Hollywood in the mid-1910s, California took shape through the written text. There was no inherent rationale for making a single state out of such a vast, disparate section of ann...

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Main Author:	Sikand-Youngs, Nathaniel Rajinder
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2024
Subjects:	California gold rush American literature regional identity
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/78247/

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