California

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To the Indians she was "the land of God's smile." The imagination of Spanish conquistadors populated her with Amazon women and golden treasure. They christened her "California" after a mythical island kingdom spoken of in Ibérián tales of knighthood and chivalry. Forty-niners validated the myth with an unprecedented gold strike. The world came to know her as "El Dorado - the land of untold wealth." Today, as a virtual nation unto herself, "California - the golden state," stands unequaled in riches and beauty. From every nation and all walks of life, men and women sharing a common dream have poured through her Golden Gate. Taking refuge in the sanctity of her fertile valleys and timbered mountains they have invested in her their lives and fortunes, entrusting her with their hopes and unbridled optimism, believing in her promise to reward their efforts and ambitions with abundance. The fulfillment of California's "promise" to the world is in fact one of the great miracles of our time.... Tovább

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To the Indians she was "the land of God's smile." The imagination of Spanish conquistadors populated her with Amazon women and golden treasure. They christened her "California" after a mythical island kingdom spoken of in Ibérián tales of knighthood and chivalry. Forty-niners validated the myth with an unprecedented gold strike. The world came to know her as "El Dorado - the land of untold wealth." Today, as a virtual nation unto herself, "California - the golden state," stands unequaled in riches and beauty. From every nation and all walks of life, men and women sharing a common dream have poured through her Golden Gate. Taking refuge in the sanctity of her fertile valleys and timbered mountains they have invested in her their lives and fortunes, entrusting her with their hopes and unbridled optimism, believing in her promise to reward their efforts and ambitions with abundance. The fulfillment of California's "promise" to the world is in fact one of the great miracles of our time. Beside humble adobe dwellings and mission bell towers stand the super structures of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Third largest in the unión of American States, her opulence is overshadowed by the unsurpassed natural splendor of this great West Coast empire. Millions of acres of redwood and pine clothe her North Coast and Sierra mountains, while palm trees and sand dunes grace southern climes. Such is California - a land as full of spectacle and wonder as Oz itself. CALIFORNIA - THE GOLDEN STATE affords a colorful and fascinating look at all of her many "worlds." A compelling portfolio, it showcases the dream that is California. Vissza