Thirty Explosive Years in Los Angeles County

by Michael R. Adamson and John Anson Ford

As a young, liberal, progressive politician squaring off against an entrenched conservative establishment, Los Angeles County Supervisor John Anson Ford transformed midcentury Los Angeles politics. The region was in the midst of rapid economic growth, and it could, he firmly believed, meet the expanding needs of its diverse population. In his memoir, Ford reveals the struggles of a democratic government in the throes of unprecedented, unforeseen change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873282264
• ISBN13: 9780873282260
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Huntington Library Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"