BOOKS by Rick Wartzman

The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire more books like this

by Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman

A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America 's biggest farmer, J. G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state. J. G. Boswell is the biggest farmer in America. Over the past fifty years he has built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature ...

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Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath more books like this

by Rick Wartzman

Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath, when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nations number one bestseller, but in Kern County, California-the Joads newfound home-the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. Obscene in the Extreme tells the remarkable story behind this fit ...

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