Inventing Paradise Paul Haddad Los Angeles Santa Monica Press HC Book 2024
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Inventing Paradise Paul Haddad Los Angeles Santa Monica Press HC Book 2024
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- ISBN
- 9781595801272
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
ISBN-10
1595801278
ISBN-13
9781595801272
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27062635254
Product Key Features
Book Title
Inventing Paradise : the Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles
Number of Pages
404 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United States / General, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2025-421113
Synopsis
Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city's growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman. In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few thousand souls, largely unchanged since its founding in 1781. By 1930, its size had swelled to within 96% of its current 468 square miles, housing a staggering 1.2 million people. In just 50 years, L.A. had joined the ranks of other world-class cities. In the tradition of Mike Davis's classic work City of Quartz , Paul Haddad ( Freewaytopia and 10,000 Steps a Day in L.A. ) debunks many myths about the City of Angels with a wildly entertaining narrative that sheds new light on the fascinating birth of modern Los Angeles. Power came from a select few, whose triumphs, scandals, and correspondence are well documented in Inventing Paradise , along with other little-known facts about L.A. history, including: How Los Angeles Times chief Harry Chandler pushed eugenics and endorsed "white spots" Henry Huntington's and Moses Sherman's trolley systems and the extortion-type practices that led to their expansion When Los Angeles was so desperate for water, it hired a miracle worker who promised rain How L.A.'s power elite peddled the lie that the Owens River used to flow into Los Angeles and rightfully belonged to the city When Los Angeles annexed a city in which monkeys cast votes How Venice, California, was not the first Venice, California William Mulholland's game-changing construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which raised the city's population ceiling from 250,000 to 2.5 million Haddad also covers the heavy costs that came with creating paradise in such a short period of time, including car dependency, environmental problems, and deep-seated inequities between wealthy white Angelenos and people of color due to racist policies. All have left an imprint on present-day Los Angeles. Los Angeles is a city that should not exist--and yet it does. Through Inventing Paradise , Haddad shows readers that Los Angeles is not a paradise found, but a paradise that was willed into existence, owing to the collective vision of these six Gilded Era-born tycoons., Written by a local author with a successful track record ( Freewaytopia , 10,000 Steps a Day in L.A. ) There has never been a book that pinpoints the birth of modern Los Angeles to these six specific influential people Significant journalists and historians will contribute endorsements Though a title on the history of Los Angeles, there are present-day lessons regarding oil, water, the media, transportation (rail vs. cars), cronyism, corruption, and environmental pollution
LC Classification Number
F869.L857H33 2024
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- r***j (267)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller left a note thanking for my purchase and hopes that I love it. And I do. Many thanks for the smooth transaction and fast response to deliver to my door asap. Packaging protected the book and all is as described. Great value for the price. Thank you, too. ⭐️Building A Character Constantin Stanislavski 1976 14th Printing Hardcover in DJ (#325653159984)
- g***a (114)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller shipped the item quickly and had amazing communication. The item was neatly wrapped and arrived undamaged. The item fits the seller's auction description and functions as promised. Overall, I had a great experience with no issues. I'm thrilled with my purchase and heartily endorse this person as a successful eBay vendor.Techniques of Ryan Church 5: Rendering Architectural Interiors DVD (#401569422268)
- t***6 (1847)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseRcvd. July 16th. This was an extremely fast mailing and is most appreciated. The packaging was perfect. This theatre program was exactly as described by the Seller. (We determined it was for the 1990 summer production). This was fair market value for the amount that I paid. Many Thanks.