A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs, California: Revised and Enlarged Edition Paperback – October 12, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed the author's first edition of this book, and found this revised version even more enjoyable and certainly more informative. As the author states, it has been greatly expanded with changes throughout. There is a much more information on the effect of World War II on this small desert community, and an enlightened expansion of information exposing the truth and tragedy of "Section Fourteen." It includes a more comprehensive history of the relationship of the city to the Cahuilla Indians, and the author provides an understandable explanation for the "checkerboard" layout of Indian-owned, "lease land," and ordinary "fee land," in this city. As a city, Palm Springs is relatively young, yet it has a colorful and sometimes dramatic history that includes its origin from a "pioneer village," to a celebrity playground, to one of the premiere gay destinations in the world. Highly entertaining.