California - by Carey McWilliams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The classic account of the titanic social conflicts that have shaped California as a unique state-nation on the Pacific."--Mike Davis, author of "City of Quartz" <BR>"Still the single best analysis of California's distinctive path of economic and social development, by the state's most accurate observer."--Richard Walker, University of California, Berkeley<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In 1949, lawyer, historian, and journalist Carey McWilliams stepped back to assess the state of California at the end of its first one hundred years-its history, population, politics, agriculture, and social concerns. As he examined the reasons for the prodigious growth and productivity that have characterized California since the Gold Rush, he praised the vitality of the new citizens who had come from all over the world to populate the state in a very short time. But he also made clear how brutally the new Californians dealt with "the Indian problem," the water problem, and the need for migrant labor to facilitate California's massive and highly profitable agricultural industry. As we look back now on 150 years of statehood, it is particularly useful to place the events of the past fifty years in the context of McWilliams's assessment in <i>California: The Great Exception</i>. Lewis Lapham has written a new foreword for this edition.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The classic account of the titanic social conflicts that have shaped California as a unique state-nation on the Pacific.--Mike Davis, author of <i>City of Quartz</i><br /><br />Still the single best analysis of California's distinctive path of economic and social development, by the state's most accurate observer.--Richard Walker, University of California, Berkeley<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[McWilliams] nailed the essence of California in a way that has never been duplicated. To a remarkable degree ["California: The Great Exception and "Factories in the Field] remain as relevant today as when he wrote them."--"Los Angeles Times<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Carey McWilliams</b> (1905-1980), editor of <i>The Nation</i> from 1955 to 1975, also served as California Commissioner of Immigration and Housing for four years. He was the author of many books, including <i>Factories in the Field, Ill Fares the Land, Brothers under the Skin, A Mask for Privilege</i>, and <i>Southern California: An Island on the Land</i>. <b>Lewis H. Lapham</b>, a native San Franciscan, is the editor of <i>Harper's Magazine</i>.
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