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No state in America captures the imagination quite like California. With its glitz and glamour and also its enormous economic disparities the state is a symbol of both the American dream and nightmare. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore California’s origins as well as its modern day politics.
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Books Mentioned

The Deeds of Esplandian cover
The Deeds of Esplandian
Garci Ordonez de Monteluo

The book is called The Deeds of Esplandian, and it's by Garci Ordonez de Monteluo, published in 1510. It's supposedly the most popular Spanish romance before Don Quixote.

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Book of Common Prayer cover

Francis Drake arrives at Point Reyes, and they have a service using the Book of Common Prayer, the first ever Book of Common Prayer service in the Americas.

ASIN: 168099168X
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Replenishing the Earth, the Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Anglo World cover

The speaker mentions reading James Bell's book, which discusses racial hierarchies during the California gold rush.

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Philip K. Dick cover

Philip K. Dick is mentioned as a great Californian writer known for his dystopian visions of the future.

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Kevin Starr cover

Kevin Starr is mentioned as a historian whose books discuss dreams and nightmares related to California.

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