Peter Richardson

Peter Richardson writes about himself. "I teach California Culture at San Francisco State University and chair the California Studies Association. My new book is "A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America." It's about the San Francisco muckraker and premier leftist magazine of its day. I also wrote "American Prophet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams" about the man Kevin Starr has called "the single finest nonfiction writer on California--ever." By day I'm editorial director at PoliPointPress, which publishes trade books on politics and current affairs.