Los Angeles in the 1930s the WPA guide to the City of Angels

Describes a pivotal moment in Los Angeles history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations--and the mystique--for which the City of Angels is still known. Los Angeles in the 1930s a guide to the contemporary culture, with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California.
Autor Corporativo: WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California (-)
Otros Autores: Kipen, David (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Describes a pivotal moment in Los Angeles history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations--and the mystique--for which the City of Angels is still known. Los Angeles in the 1930s a guide to the contemporary culture, with a brief L.A. history, revisiting the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, the brief California Republic, and finally American sovereignty.
Notas:Previously published: New York : Hastings House, 1941, under the title Los Angeles : a guide to the city and its environs, as part of the American guide series.
With new introduction.
Descripción Física:lxviii, 433 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 413-419) e índice.
ISBN:9780520948860