Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 Kipen David
Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 Kipen David A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more,…
Specifikacia Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 Kipen David
Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 Kipen David
A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through. David Kipen, a cultural historian and avid scholar of Los Angeles, has scoured libraries, archives, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of a truly unique city.From the Spanish missionary expeditions in the early 1500s to the Golden Age of Hollywood to the strange new world of social media, this collection is a slice of life in L.A. "Los Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory."--Los Angeles TimesThe City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of millions of people, who see it as the ultimate symbol of the American Dream.
The pieces are through the years.