Local History Authors Lecture Series

Mark Arax

The Kern County Library is proud to present award winning author Mark Arax Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Beale Memorial Library Auditorium. The program will feature the chapter "Last Okie of Lamont" from his latest book West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State. The lecture will be the third in the Local History Authors Lecture Series.

Mr. Arax became a journalist in order to acquire the skills to investigate his father's unsolved murder, the subject of his 1996 book, In My Father's Name.

He is a Fresno native and has written for the Los Angeles Times covering many aspects of the Central Valley including Bakersfield. He also is the author of The King of California.