(Part 2) Top products from r/California
We found 12 product mentions on r/California. We ranked the 32 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
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Number of reviews: 1
history of the progressive era in America
22. Weird California: You Travel Guide to California's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Volume 7)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
paperback
23. Californio Lancers: The 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry in the Far West, 1863–1866 (Volume 34) (Frontier Military Series)
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Number of reviews: 1
24. California: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)
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Number of reviews: 1
25. Bay Area Backroads Deck: 50 Northern California Adventures from KRON-TV (Hit the Road)
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Number of reviews: 1
27. Thomas Guide California Road Atlas: Including Portions of Nevada : Spiral
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The Thomas Guide Callifornia road atlas including portions of Nevada 2004
28. The Great Thirst: Californians and Water-A History, Revised Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
800 pages college textbook
29. Water and Power: The Conflict over Los Angeles Water Supply in the Owens Valley
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Number of reviews: 1
30. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
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Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
While winters in CA are pretty mild, they can be pretty wet for the SF Bay Area. I doubt you'll be where snow falls, so tire chains probably won't be a necessity unless you're planning on going towards Tahoe or into the High Sierras.
Most Americans only take a week or so of vacation time when they do get away from the grindstone, so 7-10 days is pretty much what we're used to.
A travel tip to help you orient yourself: Even numbered highways run East/west, Odd numbers are North/South, for example Interstate 5 goes through California, Oregon and Washington, while Interstate 80 crosses entire the country, pretty much coast-to-coast. (In Sacramento, there's the 80/80 split - Business Route 80 runs through Sacramento, I-80 cuts around it for a shorter trip).
If you want to save a few bucks, consider renting a car that's long enough for you to sleep in. Car Camping isn't an uncommon practice, and your car will probably be better insulated than a thin nylon-skinned tent.
Also consider buying a Thomas Brothers guide, as relying on your phone for maps/directions can be an issue in the more remote areas (and using a phone internationally can be very expensive).
The Great Thirst is a good book on the historic situation.
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Thirst-Californians-Water-History/dp/0520224566
I got the book years ago. It's great, too. Website came first tho.
I recommend you lead the charge in solving that supposed problem.
Try this one, it's good supplemental reading to Cadillac Desert.
https://www.amazon.com/Water-Power-Conflict-Angeles-Supply/dp/0520050681
If you're really interested I highly recommend The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism. It starts out with a (lengthy) biography of everyone involved before getting into the fight for the "soul" of the GOP after TR left office. It's incredibly well written and researched.
Well, if things are as bad as you make out, what do you care about bullet trains?
Tell you what, I'll read a bunch of articles on /r/population if you read a Julian Simon book.
Kevin Starr. Without a doubt the foremost expert on California during his lifetime.
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And Joan Didion for cultural commentary.
California was busy fighting both Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_Alvarado and United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Pasqual
California has it's own forces that exist to today; it evolved out of the Californio lancers then formed the U.S. California Battalion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_California_Cavalry_Battalion also https://www.amazon.com/Californio-Lancers-Battalion-Frontier-Military/dp/0870624369 and evolved and continue today as guard units
http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0192802186/
I use this:
https://www.amazon.com/Bay-Area-Backroads-Deck-California/dp/0811834360/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483577183&sr=8-2&keywords=bay+area+backroads
From this sub's wiki page:
https://www.reddit.com/r/California/wiki/websites#wiki_tourist_info
There's a link to this Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_California
Bodie and Calico are two of the more famous ones. Then there's places like Manzanar and Locke.
There are more in Nevada:
http://www.sunset.com/travel/ghost-town/view-all
And it's out of print, but you might try to get a copy of this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Towns-West-Sunset-Pictorial/dp/0376053143
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And for abandoned places:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&lat=&lng=&q=California&formatted_address=&source=desktop&nearby=false