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The mirage factory : illusion, imagination, and the invention of Los Angeles

Krist, Gary, author

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\"Little more than a century ago, the southern coast of California was sleepy semi-desert farmland. Then, as if overnight, one of the world's largest and most iconic cities emerged. At the heart of the seemingly impossible, meteoric rise of Los Angeles were the visions of three ingenious but deeply flawed people: William Mulholland, ... D.W. Griffith, ... and Aimee Semple McPherson ... Spanning the years from 1900 to 1930, [this book] is the ... tale of an improbable city and the people who willed it into existence by pushing the limits of human engineering and imagination\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Crown
• Subject: Mulholland, William, 1855-1935. / Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948. / McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944. / HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY). / BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban. / Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century. / Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century. / Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780451496386

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
F869.L857 K75 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE