Los Angeles, California

by Portia Lee, Jeffrey Samudio, Portia Lee Ph.D.

Book Overview

Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as one of the two original Spanish pueblos in California. At the time of statehood in 1851, Los Angeles began to reconsider its cow town condition, and gradually transformed an American city into the magnificent metropolis we know today. Drawn from the collections of the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the Los Angeles City Archives, Jeffrey Samudio and Portia Lee record the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738508128
• ISBN13: 9780738508122
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"