The Second Gold Rush: Oakland and the East Bay in World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0520207017
- ISBN-13
- 9780520207011
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-12-29
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Marilynn S. Johnson
Description
"At last, a close-in account of California during its moment of rebirth, World War II. . . . A book that helps us to understand California's past and also its present."—James N. Gregory, author of American Exodus
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