Before they would take their place among the best known minds of the twentieth century, a youthful trio of men-Joseph Campbell, John Steinbeck, and Ed Ricketts-became best of friends among the fecund hills of California's Carmel Valley.As Depression and Prohibition gripped the country, these three embarked upon a journey of burgeoning passion and ideas, propelling them toward future provenance, but also down a path that would tear their friendship apart. Myth and psychology expert Michael Hanson imagines this brilliant and sometimes torrid period of their lives in this work of historical fiction.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[435]-441) and index.

GEORGE LUCAS HAS NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR Or does he? What if George Lucas was brought to trial before the Fanboy throngs at comic con? How would he defend Star WarsTM, and how would you vote: to condemn, or acquit? Hilarious and forceful, The Apology of George Lucas is half satire, half rigorous defense of the legendary filmmaker using the most famous philosophical defense in western civilization: Plato's Apology of Socrates.

Before they would take their place among the best known minds of the twentieth century, a youthful trio of men-Joseph Campbell, John Steinbeck, and Ed Ricketts-became best of friends among the fecund hills of California's Carmel Valley.As Depression and Prohibition gripped the country, these three embarked upon a journey of burgeoning passion and ideas, propelling them toward future provenance, but also down a path that would tear their friendship apart. Myth and psychology expert Michael Hanson imagines this brilliant and sometimes torrid period of their lives in this work of historical fiction.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[435]-441) and index.