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Overview"“A fascinating portrait of activism deepened and sustained by Herculean labors of research and investigation.”—The Nation Historian Kevin Starr described Carey McWilliams as ""the finest nonfiction writer on California—ever"" and ""the state's most astute political observer."" But as Peter Richardson argues, McWilliams was also one of the nation's most versatile and productive public intellectuals of his time. Richardson's absorbing and elegant biography traces McWilliams's extraordinary life and career. Drawing from a wide range of sources, it explores his childhood on a Colorado cattle ranch, his early literary journalism in Los Angeles, his remarkable legal and political activism, his stint in state government, the explosion of first-rate books between 1939 and 1950, and his editorial leadership at The Nation. Along the way, it also documents McWilliams's influence on a wide range of key figures, including Cesar Chavez, Hunter S. Thompson, Mike Davis, screenwriter Robert Towne, playwright Luis Valdez, and historian Patricia Limerick. " Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Richardson , Mike DavisPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520304291ISBN 10: 0520304292 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 05 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword by Mike Davis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 COLORADO The Collapse Chapter 2 INFINITE REVOLT Life at the Times H. L. Mencken Law & Literature George Sterling Provincial Life Mary Austin Making the Scene in Los Angeles Dorothy Hedrick The Bierce Biography Chapter 3 THE POLITICAL TURN The Seeds of Activism The Great Depression Louis Adamic & Shadow- America The “Anti-Fascist Phase” Labor Organizing Factories in the Field Chapter 4 PUBLIC SERVICE The Writer as Bureaucrat Prelude to an Inquisition The War and Japanese Internment Brothers Under the Skin Sleepy Lagoon The Zoot Suit Riots The Tenney Committee Once More the Japanese Evacuation Chapter 5 THE GREAT EXCEPTION An Island on the Land The Campaign Continues Brothers Under the Skin—The Sequels The California Culmination A Savage and Depressing Year Witch Hunt Surveillance & Its Discontents Chapter 6 THE VILE DECADE The Nation at War Leaving Los Angeles The Cold War Casualties Defending Civil Liberties The Fall of McCarthy Carey McWilliams, Editor Civil Rights Redux Curtain Calls in California Chapter 7 THE AGE OF NIXON Watching the Republicans The New Generation Back at the Ranch Before the Revolution The New Left Vietnam The New Nixon Living in the Ruins Summing Up Chapter 8 MOVING ON After the Nation The Reluctant Hero Illness The Education of Carey McWilliams Back in California Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Richardson teaches humanities and American studies at San Francisco State University. His books include A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America and No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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