Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise

by Joel Selvin

Book Overview

From the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean to the Byrds and the Mamas & the Papas, acclaimed music journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the lasting myth of the California dream.

From surf music to hot-rod records to the sunny pop of the Beach Boys and the Mamas & the Papas, Hollywood Eden captures the fresh blossom of a young generation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487007213
• ISBN13: 9781487007218
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: House of Anansi Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"