Right Out Of California

Reviews / Votes

Praise for Right Out of California:

?Olmstead's vivid, accomplished narrative really belongs to the historiography of the left?.as her strong research shows, race and gender prejudice informed or deformed, almost the whole of American social and cultural life in the 1930's and was as common on the left as on the right.
?The New York Times Book Review



"An accessible work that aids in contextualizing the rise of future conservative leaders such as Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan."
?Publishers Weekly



"A well-focused academic study. Olmsted . . . finds in Depression-era California the crucible for strong-arm policies against farm workers that bolstered the conservative movement."
?Kirkus



"A major reworking of the Republican right's origins, this is also a compelling read for anyone interested in California's outsize importance in America's recent past."
?Darren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism




Praise for Real Enemies:

?Exquisitely researched and annotated?A startling read of public history."
?Chicago Tribune




Praise for Challenging the Secret Government:

"Olmsted successfully confronts and refutes the heroic myths surrounding post-Watergate journalism."
?The Nation



"A fascinating study of how, just months after Watergate, both press and Congress quietly retreated to the same silk-gloved handling of the CIA and FBI in the name of national security."
?Publishers Weekly




Praise for Red Spy Queen:

"One of the most significant works to emerge in McCarthyism studies since the collapse of communism."
?The Wall Street Journal



"A revealing and compassionate biography."
?Booklist