California Dreaming: Boosterism, Memory, and Rural Suburbs in the Golden State

by Paul J. P. Sandul

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional. Agrarian virtue existed alongside good roads, social clubs, cultural institutions, and business commerce. The California suburban dream was the ultimate symbol of progress and modernity. "California Dreaming: Boosterism, Memory, and Rural Suburbs in the Golden State" analyzes the growth, promotion, and agricultural colonization that fed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938228863
• ISBN13: 9781938228865
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"