# California

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-starr/california/9780812977530

JSON version (same data): https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-starr/california/9780812977530.json

![California](https://quivercdn.com/covers/modern-library/kevin-starr/california_978-08-1297-753-0.jpg?v=2026-06-20%2008%3A47%3A56)

- Book: [California](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-starr/california) ([California.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-starr/california.md))
- Authors: [Kevin Starr](https://www.bookquiver.com/kevin-starr)
- Publisher: modern_library
- ISBN: 978-08-1297-753-0
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2007-03-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s...