325 letters my father wrote to my mother during his time in World War II.
Woven together in a timeline of events of three of his brothers, 5 brothers-in-law, and one cousin, all 10 of them were in WWII at the same time.
Historian specializing in California and Western History, focusing on minorities, water resources, and motion pictures.
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Ph.D., UCLA, 1970.
Author of more than a dozen books, including Unwanted Mexican Americans in the Great Depression (University of Arizona Press, 1974); Vision or Villainy: Origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Water Controversy (Texas A&M University Press, 1981, 1993); California Then and Now (Amsco Publishers, 1995).
My articles have been published in such academic journals as California History, Southern California Quarterly, Pacific Historical Review, Journal of the West, Western States Jewish History, Arizona and the West, and other journals. Popular writing includes Surfing, Cats, and other magazines.
I am the author of more than 300 book reviews on such topics as environment, minorities, motion pictures, California state and local history, and Western history.
I have been a member of the Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners since 1973 and served as its Sheriff in 1997. Professional memberships include the Organization of American Historians, Historical Society of Southern California, Los Angeles City Historical Society, and Water & Power Associates.
Birth Place
Los Angeles, CA USA
Accomplishments
Donald F. Pflueger Award, Historical Society of Southern California, for Vision or Villainy.
Contact Information
Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen CA 91401
USA
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