Learning,  Change and Transition In 1950s California, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti took on the censors – and won. “In The People v Ferlinghetti: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’, Ronald Collins and David Skover take us to the 1950s, and a California on the verge of social change. At the heart of their uplifting story is the business acumen and literary idealism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti." Article: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’