Southern California: An Island on the Land
by Carey McWilliams
Buy on AmazonA history of how Los Angeles was marketed to the unsuspecting in the Midwest, and the various scandals and horrors the local scalawags visited upon them when they arrived.
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"A history of how Los Angeles was marketed to the unsuspecting in the Midwest, and the various scandals and horrors the local scalawags visited upon them when they arrived."
By the Book: Bette Midler · nytimes.com