L.A. noir : the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
Buntin, John2014
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Mid-century Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as 'the white spot of America', a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world's most famous police force, the Dragnet-era LAPD. Behind this public image lies a hidden world of 'pleasure girls' and crooked cops, ruthless newspaper tycoons, corrupt politicians, and East Coast gangsters on the make. Into this underworld came two men - one L.A.'s most notorious gangster, the other its most famous police chief - each prepared to battle the other for the soul of the city. The Mob had to contend with downtown business, City Hall, and above all the LAPD - and the story is gripping.
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London : Orion Books, 2014.London : Orion Books, 2014.
Collation:
xii, 419 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781409154150 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.106
Language:
English
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BRN:
1170536