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An edition of Embattled dreams
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Embattled dreams
California in war and peace, 1940-1950
by Kevin Starr
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1940 * A Matter of Life or Death 3
As the world sank further into violence, Californians distracted themselves through
pleasure. Was this a delusional response-or a brave and defiant celebration of life
over death?
2 1941 * Shelling Santa Barbara 34
For nearly forty years, white California had been harassing Japanese immigrants and
denigrating their culture. Now, as an Imperial submarine surfaced off Santa Barbara,
the time of retribution seemed at hand.
3 1942 * Garrison State 66
Mobilizing itself for war, the nation chose California as a strategic center for military
training and deployment. Millions of young Americans experienced California at a
critical time of national and personal life. Tragically, one segment of California ex-
perienced these years behind barbed wire.
4 1943 * Zoot Suit 96
Why should a fashion among Mexican-American teenagers provoke such rage among
police and servicemen? And why should these servicemen be rioting, with police as-
sistance, in such a stylized manner? The answers shed light on the wartime situation
of minorities in California.
5 1944 * Swing Shift 123
The more female became its workforce, the more aviation developed an industrial
culture far ahead of its time. The individual worker, significantly female, now became
the focal point of creative organization and productivity. Henry J. Kaiser, mean-
while, was perfecting the art of mass production and a full program of workers'
benefits.
6 1945 * Hollywood Canteen 159
Even in wartime, Hollywood was concerned with positioning itself. Through its films,
stars in uniform, and USO entertainments at home and at the front, Hollywood made
sure that World War II remained a celebrity event.
7 1946 * Homecoming 183
Homecoming had its anxieties and adjustments as well as its elations and triumphs.
The fact that so many returning veterans were choosing California as the place to
come home to only compounded the drama. Simultaneously, California was serving
the needs of those who wanted to fit back in as soon as possible and those who were
nursing a rebellious resentment.
8 1947 Black Dahlia 213
In the sad life and tragic death of one damaged V-girl, the underside of home-front
and post-war Los Angeles stood revealed. Still, for all its shoddiness, the City of Angels
possessed a certain sassy, savvy energy. It was, among other things, a Front Page kind
of town where life was lived by many on the edge, and that made for good copy and
good film noir.
9 1948 * Honey Bear 241
While Earl Warren was steering California through the post-war era, his photogenic
family was helping forge a new way of communicating political value. When youngest
daughter Honey Bear contracted polio, all California held its breath and waited.
Honey Bear, after all, embodied the post-war hopes of an entire state.
10 1949 * Mexicali Rose 281
Reactivated by the Cold War, the Depression-era clash of Reds and Red-hunters
resurfaced with a vengeance. When it came to Red-baiting, no one could outperform
a portly ex-bandleader state senator from the Folks. It was not a pleasant time.
11 1950 * Police Action 308
As the 4oth Division of the California National Guard shipped out for Korea, the
regents of the University of California were pursuing a police action of their own. At
stake, among other things, was the question of just exactly who was going to control
California and its university.
Notes 340
Bibliographical Essay 346
Acknowledgments 365
Index 367.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-364) and index.
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