GOLDEN STATE STORIES

GOLDEN STATE STORIES
AH 103 Class format A

This course is a “limited edition” book discussion group focusing on historical fiction and memoir from three different locations and historical periods in California history.

October: Angle of Repose, by William Stegner, about a contemporary Californian discovering the history of his California pioneer grandparents.

November: San Miguel, by T.C. Boyle, about two families trying to settle the Channel Islands in two different eras.

January: Farewell to Manzanar, an acclaimed memoir by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, about her experience as a child in the World War II Japanese internment camp in the Owens Valley.

Note: Enrollment limited to 15. This class will not be recorded for later viewing. All books are available in paperback from Amazon.

Presenter/Developer: Susan Fouts, OLLI member and history buff

Dates:
Tuesdays, October 5, November 9, January 11

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Facilitator:
Bill Fouts (703-599-7420, billandsuefouts@yahoo.com)

Class Format Legend:
A Classroom only (Presenter & Audience attend in person)
B Presenter attends in-person; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
C Presenter attends via Zoom; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
D Presenter & Audience attend via Zoom