Haslam's Valley

by Gerald Haslam

Fiction. Essays. Gerald Haslam picks up where Mark Twain left off in this career-spanning collection of stories and essays brimming with life--only here is Kern County instead of Calaveras, Oildale... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159714018X
• ISBN13: 9781597140188
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Great Valley Books
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Kern, CA: observational reporting most local

Stories and essays blend observations of California history and culture with humor as his focus on Kern County, California reveals some of folklore, history and experiences from Haslam's eye. From issues of racism and environmental problems to accounts of fights and encounters with darker community forces, HASLAM'S VALLEY provides first-person observational reporting at its local best.

Anticipation

I took a class from Gerald Haslam on John Steinbeck's books at Osher Lifelong Learning at Sonoma State Univ. He was an excellent teacher and used his Central Valley background to great advantage when discussing "Grapes of Wrath" and other comparaable books. I have just ordered this book since I know it will be great reading. He writes about subjects he knows best and will encompass his vast knowledge of Western literature.