L.A. noir, the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city, John Buntin
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L.A. noir, the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city, John Buntin
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-408) and index
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index present
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non fiction
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L.A. noir
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bibliography
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431334523
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John Buntin
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the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
Summary
A journalist and case writer presents a social history of Los Angeles, from Prohibition to the Watts riots, focusing on the long-running war between notorious gangster Mickey Cohen, and the man who would become the city's most famous police chief, William H. Parker
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- pt. 1. The fallen city -- 1. The Mickey Mouse Mafia -- 2. The "white spot" -- 3. The combination -- 4. The bad old good old days -- pt. 2. The struggle for authority -- 5. "Jewboy" -- 6. Comrade Bill -- 7. Bugsy -- 8. Dynamite -- 9. Getting away with murder (Inc.) -- 10. L.A. noir -- 11. The sporting life -- pt. 3. The enemy within -- 12. The double agent -- 13. Internal affairs -- 14. The evangelist -- 15. "Whiskey Bill" -- 16. Dragnet -- 17. The Trojan horse -- 18. The Magna Carta of the criminal -- 19. The enemy within -- pt. 4. All the way or nothing -- 20. The Mike Wallace interview -- 21. The electrician -- 22. Chocolate city -- 23. Disneyland -- 24. Showgirls -- 25. The Muslim cult -- 26. The gas chamber -- 27. Watts -- 28. R.I.P. -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Credits -- Index
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