The Literature of California, Volume 1

The Literature of California, Volume 1
Author: Jack Hicks
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 667
Release: 2000-12-05
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0520222121

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.

Visions & Affiliations: 1940-1980

Visions & Affiliations: 1940-1980
Author: Jack Foley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: American poetry
ISBN: 9781613640678

Poetry is a major element in the kaleidoscopic California scene. "(Foley) is doing great things in articulating the poetic consciousness of San Francisco.--Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

The H.D. Book

The H.D. Book
Author: Robert Duncan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 694
Release: 2011
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0520272625

"What began in 1959 as a simple homage to the modernist poet H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) developed into an expansive and unique quest for a poetics that would fuel Duncan's great work into the 1960s and 1970s. A meditation on both the roots of modernism and its manifestation in the writings of H.D., Djuna Barnes, Ezra Pound, D.H. Lawrence, Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, Virginia Woolf, and many others, Duncan's wide-ranging work is especially notable for illuminating the role women played in creating literary modernism"--From publisher description.

Poems for the Millennium, Volume Four

Poems for the Millennium, Volume Four
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 792
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0520273850

"Global anthology of twentieth-century poetry"--Back cover.

The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820

The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820
Author: Sacvan Bercovitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 846
Release: 1997-01-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521585712

Volume I of The Cambridge History of American Literature was originally published in 1997, and covers the colonial and early national periods and discusses the work of a diverse assemblage of authors, from Renaissance explorers and Puritan theocrats to Revolutionary pamphleteers and poets and novelists of the new republic. Addressing those characteristics that render the texts distinctively American while placing the literature in an international perspective, the contributors offer a compelling new evaluation of both the literary importance of early American history and the historical value of early American literature.

MyPerspectives

MyPerspectives
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780328921812

California Burning

California Burning
Author: Katherine Blunt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2022-08-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0593330668

A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise – and the human cost of infrastructure failure Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG&E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went unchecked—until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history. Beginning with PG&E’s public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E’s shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas. California Burning is a deeply reported, character-driven narrative, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. It’s an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nation—especially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable, with potentially fatal consequences.

Poems for the Millennium, Volume Two

Poems for the Millennium, Volume Two
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 912
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0520208641

"Global anthology of twentieth-century poetry"--Back cover.