American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker
Author: first_name: Cornelia Stratton
last_name: Parker
Language: English
Year: 1919

In a memoir marked by joy, love, and an unbending sense of adventure, Cornelia Stratton Parker reveals the heart of a unique man and their life together. As a member of California's turn-of-the-20th-century Immigration and Housing Commission, Carlton H. Parker came to understand the problems surrounding migrant camps and the labor movement in general. In this volume she recounts his undertakings in that regard and their family life.  - Summary by Mary Schneider