by David Wyatt · Da Capo Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780201144796
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«Five Fires: Race, Catastrophe, and the Shaping of California» is David Wyatt's historical study (Da Capo Press, hardcover, 304 pages, in English).
David Wyatt traces the history of California through five fires (wild oats in the 1770s, the gold rush, the 1906 earthquake and fire, the post-World War II defense industry boom, and the «fire of race» in Watts in 1965) and analyzes their impact and reflection in art and literature.
The first edition was published in 1997. The work is a study of California's history and race relations.
May appeal to readers of California history, American culture, and race relations.
David Wyatt is an English commercial artist.
