Sand rush: the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles

An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on...

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Main Author: Devienne, Elsa (Author)
Other Authors: Tice, Troy J. 1984- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2024
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197539750.001.0001
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/erlangen/detail.action?docID=31255483
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197539750.001.0001
Summary:An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 303 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780197539774
9780197539781
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197539750.001.0001