The Literature of California: Native American beginnings to 1945
- ISBN-10
- 0520215249
- ISBN-13
- 9780520215245
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 653
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- James D. Houston, Maxine Hong Kingston, Al Young
Description
This text is the first volume of a comprehensive anthology of Californian literature. It is divided into four parts and contains material ranging from Native American origin myths to Hollywood novels dissecting the American dream.
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