Paperback
Gibbs Smith, (HC)2006, 2011
by Jon and Nancy Wilkman
A comprehensive
pictorial history of Los Angeles, beginning with the area's Mexican
roots and Wild West, moving through the water wars at the turn of the
twentieth century. Also covering the invention and influence of movies,
the development of automobiles and a principal center of innovation and
technology, the birth of America's most active portal for international
trade, and bringing light to the story of a "colorful, complex, and
often misunderstood metropolis". Illustrated with over five hundred and
fifty photographs.
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