http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 8. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/in-rural-california-a-liberian-family-finds-an-agricultural-refuge Guinda, California is home to an unusual multi-ethnic community with a rich African-American farming tradition. No publisher Lauren Markham California history African-American farmers Western history Liberian refugees in U.S. Green Justice Guinda, California Cynnomih Tarlesson Organic agriculture Black history in the West Small farmers Black cowboys Roosevelt Tarlesson 2012-09-10T19:24:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/in-the-desert-questions-without-answers-a-review-of-gods-without-men In Gods Without Men, British novelist Hari Kunzru wanders through time and space in California's Mojave Desert. No publisher Martin Connelly California history desert life Gods Without Men novels magical realism fiction Mojave Desert Hari Kunzru 2012-07-06T21:54:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.21/california-chronicles-a-review-of-new-california-writing-2011 Editor Gayle Wattawa has assembled an anthology of essays in New California Writing: 2011 that should intrigue even people outside the Golden State. No publisher Tara Rae Miner California ecology California history Michael Chabon California public schools Gayle Wattawa Mike Davis D.J. Waldie Jennifer Egan anthologies Great Recession Gray Brechin nonfiction Fred Setterber California budget crisis essays Rebecca Solnit California economy California environmental issues New California Writing: 2011 2011-12-12T15:25:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.9/book-review-infinite-city-a-san-francisco-atlas Rebecca Solnit assembles historical, legendary, and artistic tidbits and tales along with glorious maps in her new book. No publisher Jeremy Miller California history Rebecca Solnit maps nonfiction atlas Infinite City San Francisco essays geography 2011-06-20T21:59:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.7/viva-la-archives Budget cuts have endangered California's Water Resources Center Archives, which serves as the state's institutional water memory. No publisher Matt Jenkins Linda Vida California water politics Mono Lake California history California Water Resources Center Archives 2010-04-30T15:35:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-saga-of-mineral-king California’s beautiful Mineral King Valley was deeply wounded by hardrock mining, but now it is on its way to wilderness protection. No publisher Tom Turner California history Tom Turner Wilderness legislation Environmental laws Mineral King Valley Silver mining Sierra Club Walt Disney Judge William Sweigert 2010-02-05T08:43:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16284 Live! From Death Valley is John Soennichsen’s "love letter to an ill-tempered mistress," California’s Death Valley No publisher Laura Paskus Deserts John Soennichsen Death Valley Mojave Desert heat nation parks Devil’s Hole pupfish nature writers autobiography travel Western history California history rainfall drought Live! From Death Valley 2011-11-12T00:56:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/334/16686 In his book A Crack in the Edge of the World, Simon Winchester takes a comprehensive look at the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and warns of the geological perils still facing the region No publisher Kirk Zebolsky California history science writing San Geology Science geology California gold rush San Andreas fault Francisco earthquake Simon Winchester plate tectonics A Crack in the Edge of the World Los Angeles 2010-09-14T22:18:29Z News Article