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SANDIEGO’SHISTORYJUSTGOTLENGTHIER
NewEditionofSanDiego:California’sCornerstoneIncorporatesLastDecadeofLocalHistory
SanDiego,CA–SanDiegohistorybuffshavesomethingtocelebratethisSeptember,asthelong-timego-to
referenceforSanDiegohistoryisreleasedinaneweditionthatupdatesthecity’shistorythrough2015and
offersoutlookfrom2016.SanDiego:California’sCornerstone,2ndEditionbuildsonthe2005edition’ssweeping
historyoftheregionbyincludinghistoryfrom2005through2015isavailablejustintimeforthe2016-2017
academicyear.
Originallydetailingtheregion’shistoryfromthetimeofitsindigenouspeopleallthewaythroughtothetwentyfirstcentury,thesecondeditionincludesrecenthistoryfrom2005whentheChargerstooktheAmerican
FootballConferenceWesttitletothe2007wildfires,thereconstructionofCabrillo’sSanSalvadorbeginningin
2011,andallthewaythroughtothe2015centennialcelebrationofthe1915Panama-CaliforniaExposition.
Concludingwitha2016outlook,SanDiego:California’sCornerstone,2ndEditionistheultimateintroductionto
localhistory.
KevinStarr,CaliforniaStateLibrarianEmeritus,saysofthebook,“SpanningtheerasofSpain,Mexico,andthe
UnitedStates,thehistoryofSanDiego—theeighthlargestcityinthenation—isintricateandcolorful.Noone
knowsitscomplexityanddramabetterthanUniversityofSanDiegohistorianIrisEngstrand;andnoonehas
writtenabetterone-volumehistoryofthisimportantAmericancity.”
Dr.IrisEngstrandisaprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofSanDiego.ShereceivedherBA,MAandPhDin
historyfromUSCandistheauthorof25booksincludingseveralonSanDiegohistory,andhernumerous
academichonorsincludetheDaviesAwardforFacultyAchievementandfellowshipsfromtheFulbright
Commission,AmericanPhilosophicalSocietyandHuntingtonLibrary,tonameafew.Dr.Engstrandisavailable
forinterviewsandlectureswithlocalmediaandorganizations.
BOOKDETAILS
SanDiego:California’sCornerstone
Author:IrisEngstrand
Retail:$19.95
Format:Softcover
Pages:360
Dimensions:6”x9”
ISBN-13:978-1-941384-00-8
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