FACTORIES IN THE FIELD: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Carey McWilliams to Goldie Wolfsenson on the front flyleaf. "Carey McWilliams (1905-80) was an energetic, socially committed journalist who had a long career of investigative reporting on the forms of exploitation and discrimination afflicting Americans up to the mid-twentieth century. In this important book he lays out the appalling conditions of migrant workers in California while indicting the ruthless labor practices of a small, elite group of well-connected landowners." Octavo. Original linen binding, with brown stamping. Mild offsetting to the front endpaper. The dust jacket is a bit toned along the spine, with some mild edgewear; otherwise very good. Zamorano Select 73. Very good / Very good. Item #75501
Price: $650.00