| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction: City of the future -- The unending Mexican war -- History on parade -- Remembereing a river -- The color of brickwork is brown -- Ethnic quarantine -- The drama of Los Angeles history -- Conclusion: Whitewashed adobe |
| Summary |
Chronicling the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, William Deverell offers a unique perspective on how the city grew and changed. Whitewashed Adobe considers six different developments in the history of the city--including the cementing of the Los Angeles River, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the evolution of America's largest brickyard in the 1920s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Ethnic relations
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Mexican Americans
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| SUBJECT |
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078419
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| Subject |
California -- Los Angeles
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520932531 |
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0520932536 |
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1417520000 |
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9781417520008 |
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