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The author of the essay, Keven Starr, examines the history of California and how it has influenced the rest of the United States. He discusses how the California dream, which was a desire to move to the state and achieve success, started in the late 1800s. He also discusses how the state has influenced American culture and how it has helped to shape the country as a whole.
In the late nineteenth century, California became "the cutting edge of the American dream, " the final frontier both geographically and in the minds of the many men and women who went there to pursue their destinies. In this fascinating volume Keven Starr examines California's formative years to discover the orgins of the California dreams and the social, psychological, and symbolic impact it has had not only on Californians but on the rest of the country.
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