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The Book Show #1574 - Miriam Pawel

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published September 18, 2018 at 3:00 PM EDT
Author photo of Miriam Pawel and book cover The Browns of California

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Miriam Pawel’s new book: “The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation,” is a panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation told through the lens of the family dynasty that led the state for nearly a quarter century.
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