L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City
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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.
Author: John Buntin
Format: Paperback, 432 pages, 128mm x 196mm, 300 g
Published: 2014, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Regional History
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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.
L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City