Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to

Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 (Modern Library)

A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through.

â€œLos Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory.â€â€”Los Angeles Times

The City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of millions of people, who see it as the ultimate symbol of the American Dream. David Kipen, a cultural historian and avid scholar of Los Angeles, has scoured libraries, archives, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of a truly unique city.
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From the Spanish missionary expeditions in the early 1500s to the Golden Age of Hollywood to the strange new world of social media, this collection is a slice of life in L.A. through the years. The pieces are arranged by dateâ€”January 1st to December 31stâ€”featuring selections from different decades and centuries. What emerges is a vivid tapestry of insights, personal discoveries, and wry observations that together distill the essence of the city.
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As sprawling and magical as the city itself, Dear Los Angeles is a fascinating, must-have collection for everyone in, from, or touched by Southern California.
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With excerpts from the writing of Ray Bradbury â€¢ Edgar Rice Burroughs â€¢ Octavia E. Butler â€¢ Italo Calvino â€¢ Winston Churchill â€¢ NoÃ«l Coward â€¢ Simone De Beauvoir â€¢ James Dean â€¢Â T. S. Eliot â€¢ William Faulkner â€¢ Lawrence Ferlinghetti â€¢ Richard Feynman â€¢ F. Scott FitzgeraldÂ â€¢Â Allen Ginsberg â€¢ Dashiell Hammett â€¢ Charlton HestonÂ â€¢ Zora Neale Hurston â€¢ Christopher Isherwood â€¢ John Lennon â€¢ H. L. Mencken â€¢ AnaÃ¯s Nin â€¢ Sylvia Plath â€¢ Ronald Reagan â€¢ Joan Rivers â€¢Â James Thurber â€¢ Dalton Trumbo â€¢ Evelyn Waugh â€¢ Tennessee Williams â€¢ P. G. Wodehouse â€¢ and many more

Advance praise for Dear Los Angeles

â€œThis bookâ€™s a brilliant constellation, spread out over a few centuries and five thousand square miles. Each tiny entry pins the reality of the great unreal city of Angels to a moment in human timeâ€”moments enthralled, appalled, jubilant, suffering, gossiping or braggingâ€”and it turns out, thereâ€™s no better way to paint a picture of the place.â€â€”Jonathan Lethem

â€œ[A] scintillating collection of letters and diary entries . . . an engrossing trove of colorful, witty insights.â€â€”Publishers WeeklyÂ (starred review)
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Modern Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0812993985_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-12-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812993981

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Modern Library
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0812993985_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-12-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812993981

Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 (Modern Library)