Judge: The Life and Times of Leander Perez

by James Conaway

1973: by James Conaway - 204 pages - Pub. by Alfred A. Knopf.

204 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

James Conaway is a former Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University, and the author of thirteen books, including Napa at Last Light and the New York Times bestseller, Napa: The Story of an American Eden. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Harper's, The New Republic, Gourmet, Smithsonian, and National Geographic Traveler. He divides his time between Washington, DC, and California.

Reviews

[Seth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though the parlance employed by the author is archaic and tone deaf, the information is solid and well-sourced. Leander Perez was a man who should be studied as a predecessor to Donald Trump; his political machinations, his dispatching of powerful lawyers and local law enforcement to ensure voter suppression and continued hegemony, his deep ties to the oil industry and his cultivation of a family legacy all make up an alarming cautionary tale of corrupt rule under the guise of populism.