{"product_id":"long-beach-state-a-brief-history-hardcover","title":"Long Beach State: A Brief History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Kingsley-Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong Beach State grew up right along with the sprawling Southern California suburbs. Born in 1949, it swelled to accommodate the post-world war enthusiasm for education and land. The rapid expansion brought its share of growing pains. Students took classes in a cramped converted apartment with no books and playing ring-around-the-rosie for physical education. Money was scarce, and faculty at times feuded with the administration. But the new college's \"let's put on a show\" spirit produced a scrappiness that endures today. Read about the personalities that grew the college from Fred Bixby's bean fields into one of the largest universities in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114887811207,"sku":"9781540210869","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/72413b9fcaadadf160b3eeceb777c7fb.webp?v=1746506973","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/long-beach-state-a-brief-history-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}