Kevin Starr
American historian (1940-2017)
Kevin Starr (September 3, 1940 – January 14, 2017) was an American historian. He was born in San Francisco, California. Starr was best known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "Americans and the California Dream".[1]
Starr died of a heart attack in San Francisco on January 14, 2017, aged 76.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Biographical Sketch:Kevin Starr State Librarian Emeritus". California State Library web site. 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2010. (Full CV Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine in PDF format from October 2003)
- ↑ Zahniser, David; Hamilton, Matt (January 15, 2017). "Author of California histories and former State Librarian Kevin Starr dies at 76". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Other websites
change- Daniel B. Wood (October 27, 2004). "A historian's view of the changing 'California dream'". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- "Kevin Starr". interviewed on KQED's Forum by Scott Shafer. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- Herbert Gold (July 9, 2009). "Resplendent in the American Sun". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2010.