About stevenmcfann
Fool’s Gold
Definition 1: A brassy yellow mineral, such as pyrite, that is easily confused for gold.
Definition 2, figurative: Something that, despite flashy appearances, is ultimately worthless.
California is one of the most mythologized of the fifty United States. Almost from the beginning of its statehood, it has been regarded as the American West’s crown jewel, an Eden where poor men and women flock for fortune, and where many more have their dreams shattered. It’s a mythos largely self-perpetuated by our famed film industry or by musical artists singing about California Dreamin’ and California Love.
Less celebrated or even spoken of his how we arrived here.