{"product_id":"9781620971390","title":"Right Out of California: The 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism","description":"In a major reassessment of modern conservatism, noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted 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 FDR’s New Deal. \u003ci\u003eRight Out of California\u003c\/i\u003e tells how this brief moment of upheaval terrified business leaders into rethinking their relationship to American politics—a narrative that pits a ruthless generation of growers against a passionate cast of reformers, writers, and revolutionaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlmsted reveals how California’s businessmen learned the language of populism with the help of allies in the media and entertainment industries, and in the process created a new style of politics: corporate funding of grassroots groups, military-style intelligence gathering against political enemies, professional campaign consultants, and alliances between religious and economic conservatives. The business leaders who battled for the hearts and minds of Depression-era California, moreover, would go on to create the organizations that launched the careers of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A riveting history in its own right, \u003ci\u003eRight Out of California\u003c\/i\u003e is also a vital chapter in our nation’s political transformation whose echoes are still felt today.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134479122672,"sku":"9781620971390","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620971390_p0.jpg?v=1769904823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620971390","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}