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In the years to come, pioneers came to call the route the oregon trail. This book has a lot of comprehensive information about california history but as others have mentioned it is extremely dry. Landscapes and legends draw adventurers to the west, where a good day includes locavore dining, vineyard winesipping, wildlifewatching, native american history and outdoor adventure. The human history of the west coast of north america is believed to stretch back to the arrival of the earliest people over the bering strait, or alternately along a nowsubmerged coastal plain, through the development of significant precolumbian cultures and population densities, to the arrival of the european explorers and colonizers. California has always been our shangrilathe promised land of countless pilgrims in search of the american dream. Often the bellwether for the nations social trends, the west coast has always been the place for a fresh start. From the evergreen giants of the pacific northwest to the beaches and brews of san diego, road trip usa. From precolonization to presentday, this sweeping history of california gives you a thorough grounding of the events that have shaped this unique.
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