num_pages: 800
description: From O.J. to Arnold Schwarzenegger, earthquakes to rolling blackouts, silicon valley to riots in the street, California state historian Kevin Starr has assembled the history of the Golden Gate State since 1990 to create a vivid snapshot of a state constantly on the edge of tomorrow.Coast of Dreams captures an extraordinary place, from its rich and exceptionally diverse palette of people, cultures and values; to its economy that is larger than most nations and mirrors the economic state of the country; to a political landscape so roiled that a Governor can be recalled scant months after his re-election and replaced by a Hollywood action star. This is a book that is sweeping in scope, intimate in detail and altogether fascinated with the splendor of California.
language: English
title: Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003
titlecomplete: Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 (Americans and the California Dream #8)
genres: Politics, Nonfiction, American History, History, United States
ratings_count: 133
series: Americans and the California Dream
publisher: Vintage