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California Fault: Looking for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas
by Clarke, Thurston
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0345385667
- ISBN 13
- 9780345385666
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Ballantine Books, 1996, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, previous own'er's name on endpaper else near fine in VG white decorative dj with painting of beach scene on cover.(light edgewear at top) 417 pp. For decades California symbolized the good life: perfect weather, spectacular beaches, agricultural bounty, limitless opportunity, endless optimism, "a new start, a kinder providence, a rebirth of soul and body." Yet the social problems and natural disasters of recent years have tarnished the image of the golden state. To find out what really happened to the California dream, Clarke set off on a remarkable journey down the San Andreas fault, searching for the places and the people who could enlighten him and perhaps answer the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that no matter how beautiful, might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead?
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82842
- Title
- California Fault: Looking for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas
- Author
- Clarke, Thurston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0345385667
- ISBN 13
- 9780345385666
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books, 1996
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
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