The Other California: The Great Central Valley in Life and Letters

by Gerald W. Haslam

Book Overview

Oildale native, Gerald Haslam, doesn't like it when folks dismiss the Central Valley as boring and flat. In this collection of essays, he argues that it is California's heartland and economic hub. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087417225X
• ISBN13: 9780874172256
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

thank you Mr. Haslan

California's Central Valley is defined in the minds of most Americans by The Grapes of Wrath on one hand, and by the LA and Bay Area's contempt for the region that often finds it's way into television and other pop culture references. The former is now an anachronism and somewhat ungenerous. The latter is born of ignorance and parochialism. Haslan brings to us here a number of letters and short stories that bring to life the culture and peoples of the region. Highly recommended both for those interested in learning about this unfairly disparaged land and for the natives of this land who have been raised with the lie that they live in "the armpit of California".