In an introduction written for this edition, Alexander Saxton reveals that he does not regret having been a Communist, even though his political convictions cost him job opportunities.

John H. M. Laslett offers a new interpretation of the Chavez Ravine tragedy, paying special attention to the early history of the barrio, the reform of Los Angeles's destructive urban renewal policies, and the influence of the evictions on ...

The Indispensable Enemy looks beyond the turn of the 19th century to trace results of the sequence of events in the West for the labor movement as a whole, influencing events that led to the crystallization of an American concept of ...

Named one of the Best Books of 2009 by the San Francisco Chronicle A Los Angeles Times Notable Book

The Coeur d'Alenes, a twenty-five by ten mile portion of the Idaho Panhandle, is home to one of the most productive mining districts in world history.

This new book draws upon interviews with writers including: Seamus Heaney, Roald Dahl, Samuel Beckett, Bret Easton Ellis, John Fowles, Allen Ginsburg, Alice Walker and Gore Vidal.

Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last.

The historians in this collection examine borderlands events and phenomena from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth.

This is a richly detailed, well-written life of a critical figure in the history of Los Angeles and the modern American West. It is an important contribution."—William Deverell, author of Railroad Crossing: Californians and the Railroad