Books can connect us with history in new and exciting ways. Each series below focuses on a subject that relates to the Homestead's areas of interpretation, often focusing on the Los Angeles region between 1830 and 1930. Participants are encouraged to exchange ideas and share opinions and critiques of various fiction and non-fiction works.
Space for each club is limited. Please call (626) 968-8492 or e-mail us to check availbility. We ask that participants read the assigned book in time for each meeting.
Friday, February 2
Friday, March 2
Friday, April 6
• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting December 22.
February 2: Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877 by Brenda Wineapple
March 2: A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner
April 6: The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s by H. W. Brands
Friday, June 8
Friday, July 13
Friday, August 10
• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting April 27.
June 8: The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream by H. W. Brands
July 13: The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California by Richard Rayner
August 10: River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West by Rebecca Solnit
Friday, October 5
Friday, November 2
Friday, December 7
• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting August 24.
October 5: Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California by Frances Dinkelspiel
November 2: Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past by William Deverell
December 7: The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise by David K. Randall
Wednesday, February 21
Wednesday, March 21
Wednesday, April 18
• 7 to 9 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting January 10. CLICK HERE or email info@homesteadmuseum.org to sign up or for more information.
February 21: The Age of Dreaming by Nina Revoyr
March 21: I, Fatty by Jerry Stahl
April 18: Silent Murders: A Mystery by Mary Miley
Wednesday, June 20
Wednesday, July 18
Wednesday, August 15
• 7 to 9 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting May 4.
June 20: Kindred by Octavia Butler
July 18: The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
August 15: The Lonesome Gods by Louis L'Amour
Wednesday, October 17
Wednesday, November 14
Wednesday, December 19
• 7 to 9 p.m.
• Free; space is limited and advance registration is recommended starting August 31.
October 17: Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff
November 14: TBA
December 19: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remareque