Acknowledgments vii Foreword ix Wilson Carey McWilliams Introduction xix Gray Brechin MECCA OF THE MIRACULOUS The Growth of a Legend 3(14) Mecca of the Miraculous 17(14) Sister Aimee 31(4) ``God Will Slap You Cockeyed 35(4) The Folklore of Earthquakes 39(4) The Politics of Utopia 43(36) THE POLITICS OF EXCLUSION The Lynching of Juanita 79(6) The Long-Suffering Chinese 85(14) The Joads at Home 99(8) Exodus from the West Coast 107(32) Storm Signals 139(8) THE ABUSE OF POWER Water! Water! Water! 147(18) The Wheatland Riot 165(10) The Pattern of Violence 175(18) Blood on the Pavements 193(16) THE PRACTICE OF POLITICS Strange Doings in California 209(4) The Education of Evans Carlson 213(8) Mr. Tenneys Horrible Awakening 221(6) Bungling in California 227(4) The Old Fresno Magic 231(2) The Kennedys Take Over 233(4) Has Success Spoiled Dick Nixon? 237(6) The Politics of Personality 243(2) Mr. Nixon and the Press 245(2) How to Succeed with the Backlash 247(6) Paradise Reagan-ed 253(10) AFTERWORD Living in Five Worlds 257(6) Permissions 263
