American Prophet

The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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“A fascinating portrait of activism deepened and sustained by Herculean labors of research and investigation.”—The NationHistorian 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-03-05
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor354
FörlagUniversity of California Press
MedarbetareDavis,Mike
ISBN9780520304291

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Foreword by Mike DavisPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 COLORADOThe CollapseChapter 2 INFINITE REVOLTLife at the Times H. L. Mencken Law & Literature George SterlingProvincial Life Mary Austin Making the Scene in Los AngelesDorothy Hedrick The Bierce BiographyChapter 3 THE POLITICAL TURNThe Seeds of Activism The Great Depression Louis Adamic & Shadow-America The “Anti-Fascist Phase” Labor Organizing Factoriesin the FieldChapter 4 PUBLIC SERVICEThe Writer as Bureaucrat Prelude to an Inquisition The War andJapanese Internment Brothers Under the Skin Sleepy Lagoon The Zoot Suit Riots The Tenney CommitteeOnce More the Japanese EvacuationChapter 5 THE GREAT EXCEPTIONAn Island on the Land The Campaign Continues Brothers Under theSkin—The Sequels The California Culmination A Savage andDepressing Year Witch Hunt Surveillance & Its DiscontentsChapter 6 THE VILE DECADEThe Nation at War Leaving Los Angeles The Cold War CasualtiesDefending Civil Liberties The Fall of McCarthy Carey McWilliams, EditorCivil Rights Redux Curtain Calls in CaliforniaChapter 7 THE AGE OF NIXONWatching the Republicans The New Generation Back at the RanchBefore the Revolution The New Left Vietnam The New NixonLiving in the Ruins Summing UpChapter 8 MOVING ONAfter the Nation The Reluctant Hero IllnessThe Education of Carey McWilliams Back in CaliforniaConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex