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The King of California
J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
by Mark Arax ; Rick Wartzman
ISBN: 1586480286
ISBN-13: 9781586480288
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 2003
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.15 pounds
Pages: 400
Publisher's Notes
A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America 's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state.
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The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman
PublicAffairs, 2003. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good. GREAT BOOK! MODERATE WEAR ON DUSTJACKET, LIBRARY STAMPS, SMUDGED ON EDGES BUT NO MARKING IN TEXT. Description: This rich, colorful history of California centers on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state. Photos throughout." ISBN: 1586480286. ( more information) Offered by Bizarre Books & Music (United States)
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THE KING OF CALIFORNIA: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark and Rick Wartzman
PublicAffairs, New York, 2003. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine in near fine brown and white pictorial dj. Map endpps showing the San Juaquin Valley from Sacramento to LA and the farming town therein. 558 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index;. How the biggest farmer in America came to be and at what cost.. ( more information) Offered by bookwitch (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark;Arax;Wartzman, Rick
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Public Affairs Press, 2003. Uncorrected proof*****Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear. Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar (United States)
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The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Mark Arax,Rick Wartzman
New York: Public Affairs, 2003. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fourth printing. The text is clean and unmarked. The binding is sound with the book showing light use. The dust jacket is clean and complete. The book and jacket are both nearly fine. ( more information) Offered by Wolfgang Books (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax; Arax, Mark; Wartzman, Rick
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Public Affairs, 2003. Top and bottom of spine gently pushed else book is clean, straight and tight. Dustjacket is very slightly rubbed at extremities else whole and bright.. Fourth Printing. Binding is Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Athena's Book Shop (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark, and Wartzman, Rick
New York: PublicAffairs, 2003 viii, 558 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket with an open tear on the back flap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state. J.G. Boswell is the biggest farmer in America. Over the past fifty years he has built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature, politicians, labor unions and every journalist who ever tried to lift the veil on the ultimate 'factory in the fields.' Now eighty years old, with an almost pathological bent toward privacy, Boswell has spent the past few years confiding one of the great stories of the American West to Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman. The King of California is the previously untold account of how a Georgia slave-owning family migrated to California in the early 1920s, drained one of America's biggest lakes in an act of incredible hubris and carved out the richest cotton empire in the world. Indeed, the sophistication of Boswell 's agricultural operation - from lab to field to gin - is unrivaled anywhere. Much more than a business story, this is a sweeping social history that details the saga of cotton growers who were chased from the South by the boll weevil and brought their black farmhands to California. It is a gripping read with cameos by a cast of famous characters, from Cecil B. DeMille to Cesar Chavez. / Mark Arax is an award-winning reporter for the Los Angeles Times, and Rick Wartzman is the paper's business editor. Arax is the author of the critically acclaimed In My Father's Name, about his search to find his father's killers. He lives in Fresno. Wartzman was previously with The Wall Street Journal, where for fifteen years he served in a variety of posts, including White House correspondent and founding editor of the paper's weekly California edition. He lives in Los Angeles." - Publisher.. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark and Rick Wartzman
New York: Public Affairs, 2003. 558 pages. The story of J. G. Boswell who owned and controlled vast acreage in California and extended his domain to creating Sun City retirement community in Arizona.. ISBN: 1586480286. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. LAND BARON WATER CALIFORNIA EXPOSE SUN CITY ARIZONA. ( more information) Offered by Dickinson Books (United States)
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The King Of California : J. G. Boswell And The Making Of A Secret Empire
Arax, Mark & Wartzman, Rick
Public Affairs, 2003. mild edgewear, small bump & wear at base of spne. dustjacket with mild edge & corner wear, lightly soiled. Signed on half-title page "For Louis - MarkArax May 2004"Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, 558 pp. Text clean & tight. . Signed by Author. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information) Offered by Fred Lowrance Books (United States)
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The King of California : J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark; Wartzman, Rick
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: PublicAffairs, 2003, 2003 Trade Paperback. ARC (advance Reader's copy). Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. as new, never read. Advance reading copy. How the biggest farmer in America came to be and at what cost.. F. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by River Run Books (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark;Arax;Wartzman, Rick
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Public Affairs, 2003. Very tight, clean copy, undamaged pages, clean hard covers, very tight spine, pages and hard covers. Clean, bright dust jacket, no tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very good/unclipped. ( more information) Offered by Deer Run Books (United States)
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The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark
PublicAffairs, 2003. Trade Paperback. Grade: C. Catalog: Non-Fiction Biography Synopsis: 534 pages. When Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman set out to write the story of James Griffin Boswell II and his hold on the geographical heart of Californi... ( more information) Offered by www.1stChoiceUsedBooks.com (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax; Arax, Mark; Wartzman, Rick
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Public Affairs. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 2003 sixth printing hardcover and dust jacket. Book is and and unread. Dust jacket has slight shelfwear at bottom back edge. Mylar cover. . ( more information) Offered by SVIRDEN BOOKS (United States)
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The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
Arax, Mark; Wartzman, Rick
PublicAffairs. Hardcover. 1586480286 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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