{"product_id":"9783836502917","title":"Los Angeles, Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRise and sprawl: how Los Angeles came to be\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pictorial history of the City of Angels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this \u003cb\u003ephotographic tribute to the City of Angels\u003c\/b\u003e provides a fascinating journey through the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s’ real estate boom, through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right up to the present day. With \u003cb\u003eover 500 images\u003c\/b\u003e, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvents that made world news—including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination, and the Rodney King riots—reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city’s pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, via \u003cb\u003ehundreds of freshly discovered images \u003c\/b\u003eincluding those of\u003cb\u003e Julius Shulman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Garry Winogrand\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Claxton\u003c\/b\u003e and many other superb photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian \u003cb\u003eKevin Starr\u003c\/b\u003e and Los Angeles literature expert \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060959920368,"sku":"9783836502917","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836502917_p0.jpg?v=1763759427","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836502917","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}