"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...