{"product_id":"american-prophet-peter-richardson-9780520304291","title":"American Prophet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams","description":"\"A fascinating portrait of activism deepened and sustained by Herculean labors of research and investigation.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520304292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520304291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Peter Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992213979391,"sku":"9780520304291","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0945ee2b-ed2c-47d3-a4fb-192f5f9194a1.jpg?v=1683314687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-prophet-peter-richardson-9780520304291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}