âOlmsted finds in Depression-era California the crucible for strong-arm policies against farm workers that bolstered the conservative movementâ ( Kirkus Reviews ). At a time when a resurgent immigrant labor movement is making urgent demands on twenty-first-century Americaâand when a new and virulent strain of right-wing anti-immigrant populism is roiling the political watersâRight Out of California is a fresh and profoundly relevant touchstone for anyone seeking to understand the roots of our current predicament. This major reassessment of modern conservatism reexamines the explosive labor disputes in the agricultural fields of Depression-era California, the cauldron that inspired a generation of artists and writers and that triggered the intervention of FDRâs New Deal. Noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted tells how this brief moment of upheaval terrified business leaders into rethinking their relationship to American politicsâa narrative that pits a ruthless generation of growers against a passionate cast of reformers, writers, and revolutionaries. âOlmsteadâs vivid, accomplished narrative really belongs to the historiography of the left . . . As her strong research shows, race and gender prejudice informed, or deformed, almost the whole of American social and cultural life in the 1930s and was as common on the left as on the right.â âThe New York Times Book Review âAn accessible work that aids in contextualizing the rise of future conservative leaders such as Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.â âPublishers Weekly âA major reworking of the Republican rightâs origins, this is also a compelling read for anyone interested in Californiaâs outsize importance in Americaâs recent past.â âDarren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to Sunbelt
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