The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930Here with a new preface, a new foreword, and an updated bibliography is the definitive history of Los Angeles from its beginnings as an agricultural village of fewer than 2,000 people to its emergence as a metropolis of more than 2 million in 1930--a city whose distinctive structure, character, and culture foreshadowed much of the development of urban America after World War II. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Los Angeles 18501930 | 3 |
From Pueblo to Town | 5 |
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