The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930

by Robert M. Fogelson

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Here 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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Very interesting book for those who have never realized that Los Angeles actually has a history. It opened my eyes to a number of details that I am glad I now know... what happened to the electric railways? Why is the port of LA so far from downtown? Many other things.

Not the most exciting book in the world... but I'm glad I read it.

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