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Where I was from by Joan Didion · Booklabria

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Where I was from

HistorySocial conditions

Where I was from

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First published: 2003
Editions: 8 in 2 languages

Synopsis

The essayist explores American ideals of independence and self-reliance by probing her own life and those of her relatives, discussing how the character of California's settlers created the state as it exists today.

Subjects: History
Social conditions
In literature
American National characteristics
National characteristics, american
California, social conditions
Set in: California

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8 in 2 languages

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