The King of California
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J.G. Boswell was the biggest farmer...
Published By PublicAffairs
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 592
Publication Date 02/16/2005
ISBN 9781586482817
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
“Passionate, fair-minded, thought-provoking and groundbreaking…Thoroughly moving, deeply rendered and utterly trustworthy.”—Los Angeles Times
“A remarkably detailed and eye-opening portrait."
—Washington Post“A meticulous narrative of the rise of the cotton magnate James G. Boswell.”—New Yorker
“With obstinate bravura, [Arax and Wartzman] rip down curtains that have veiled this valley…For scope and readability, these guys shine.”—San Diego Union-Tribune
“A landmark and improbably entertaining book.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“An alluring and fascinating account…A rollicking tale.”
—Raleigh News and Observer“Intelligently fair-minded.”—Economist
"A tour de force"—Seattle Times
"For readers seeking a weave of corporate history, family biography and insight into the devil's bargain Americans have made with big agriculture, there is no more colorful a tale than The King of California." —Chicago Tribune