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A World of Its Own: Race, Labor, and Citrus in the Making of Greater Los Angeles, 1900-1970

by Matt Garcia

Other books by Matt Garcia

Food Across Borders Edited by Matt Garcia, E. Melanie Dupuis & Don Mitchell

From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement by Matt Garcia

Our most recommended books

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

Paradox of Plenty by Harvey Levenstein

The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate by Jayson Lusk

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Food Across Borders
Edited by Matt Garcia, E. Melanie Dupuis & Don Mitchell

From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement
by Matt Garcia

The Omnivore’s Dilemma
by Michael Pollan

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan

Paradox of Plenty
by Harvey Levenstein

The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
by Lizzie Collingham

Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser

The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate
by Jayson Lusk