| |
| Популярные книги |
|
|
|
|
| Infanata » ORION BOOKS » L: A. NOIR. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA'S MOST SEDUCTIVE CITY |
| « ORION BOOKS » |
24 сентября 2010 |
L: A. NOIR. THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA'S MOST SEDUCTIVE CITY |
№ 231247171 |
|
|
Название: L: A. Noir. The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City
Автор: Buntin John
Издательство: Orion Books
Год издания: 2005
Страниц: 448
Жанр: Orion Books
|
|
|
ОписаниеMid-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 (the Chandlers, of LA Times fame), City Hall, and above all the LAPD — and the story is gripping. In these pages you will find the kind of gangsters, cops, pols, and madams familiar from The Big Sleep, Chinatown, and LA Confidential — only this time it's non-fiction, a serious portrait of how the 20th century's most dangerously unaccountable, intrusive model of pre-emptive policing got started. It's a story with great resonance today.
Ключевые теги:
|
|
|
(голосов: 7) |
Уважаемый посетитель вы вошли на сайт как незарегистрированный пользователь. Мы рекомендуем вам зарегистрироваться либо войти на сайт под своим именем. |
 |
Посетители, находящиеся в группе Гости, не могут оставлять комментарии в данной новости. |
|
|
ШКОЛЬНАЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРА
