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Where I Was From

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by Joan Didion

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what is chapter 6 through 8 in part 1 about? I'm really confused.
Paul Hedeen California's past in what I would call the "empire phase": big lands, big allotments, big dreams. California with a capital "C."…moreCalifornia's past in what I would call the "empire phase": big lands, big allotments, big dreams. California with a capital "C."(less)
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