As the state slips deeper into financial chaos, the time when California was the land of milk and honey seems light years away. In his new book, "Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance," historian Kevin Starr examines the 1950s and early '60s, a time that included the creation of Disneyland, the sprawl of Los Angeles, and West Coast jazz.
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