Factories in the Field
Author | : Carey McWilliams |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2000-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520224132 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520224131 |
Rating | : 4/5 (131 Downloads) |
Download or read book Factories in the Field written by Carey McWilliams and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-04-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry.