Carl Palm
The key inspirations were 2 books I had read: Curt Gentry's The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California, and Carey McWilliams's Southern California: An Island on the Land. What made California unique and extraordinary just seemed like a subject that needed a book all its own.
More Answered Questions
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more