Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past

by William Francis Deverell

Book Overview

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. In an absorbing narrative supported by a number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520246675
• ISBN13: 9780520246676
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"