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A bright and guilty place : murder, corruption, and L.A.'s scandalous coming of age

Rayner, Richard, 1955-

Overview

Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the world, mad with oil fever, get-rich-quick schemes, celebrity scandals, and religious fervor. It was also rife with organized crime, with a mayor and a DA in the pocket of the syndicates. Here, historian Richard Rayner narrates the entwined lives of two men, Dave Clark and Leslie White, who were caught up in the crimes, murders, and swindles of the day. Over a few transformative years, as the boom times shaded into the Depression, the adventures of Clark and White would inspire pulp fiction and replace L.A.'s reckless optimism with a new cynicism. Together, theirs is the tale of how the city of sunshine got noir. --From publisher description.

• Publisher: Anchor Book
• Subject: Organized crime California Los Angeles History. / Murder California Los Angeles History. / Political corruption California Los Angeles History.
• ISBN: 9781400033584, 1400033586

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HV6795.L6 R39 2010	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE