Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Carey McWilliams

Born: December 13, 1905
Died: June 27, 1980 (aged 74)
Bio: Carey McWilliams was an American author, editor, and lawyer. He is best known for his writings about social issues in California, including the condition of migrant farm workers and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Known for:
- Southern California: an island on the land (1946)
- Factories in the field (1939)
- California, the great exception (1949)
- North from Mexico (1949)
- Mask for privilege: anti-Semitism in America (1948)