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Apr 6, 2010 · An overview of organized crime in Los Angeles from the Roaring 20s to the laid-back ‘70s, L.A. Noir: The Struggle For The Soul Of America’s Most Seductive City by John Buntin is a quick read, filled with interesting anecdotes and characters, but ultimately it leaves the reader wanting more.
Aug 25, 2009 · Highly recommended for readers of history, crime, politics and stories of the American Dream. The real American Dream, not an idealized landscape but an urban swamp. LA Noir works without inclusion of most of the sordid and sensationalistic crimes solved and unsolved that have littered that western landscape.
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Apr 6, 2010 · Overview. Now the TNT Original Series MOB CITY. Midcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the white spot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world’s most famous police force, the Dragnet -era LAPD.
Aug 19, 2009 · L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City - Kindle edition by Buntin, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City.
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Oct 16, 2014 · English. Originally published in hardcover by Harmony Books, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-408) and index. 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 ...
Dec 30, 2010 · These men created organized crime in America. They say that what starts as a trend in California eventually spreads east. In this powerful dual biography, we see that the influence of these two men still shape America decades after their deaths.
