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

Los Angeles in the 1930s : the WPA guide to the City of Angels / Federal Writers Project of the Work Progress Administration ; introduction by David Kipen.

Author/creator	WPA Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California
Other author/creator	Kipen, David.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press,
Description	lxviii, 433 p., [64] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	Los Angeles (Calif.)--Guidebooks. Los Angeles (Calif.)--History. Los Angeles (Calif.)--Description and travel. Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs.

Portion of title	WPA guide to the City of Angels
Abstract	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.
General note	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.
General note	With new introduction (p. xix-xxix).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-419) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
Other title	American guide series
Other title	Los Angeles : a guide to the city and its environs.
LCCN	2010940089
ISBN	9780520268838 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520268830 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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