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"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"
"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
Review Quotes: "[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