L.A. noir
Subtitle: the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
By: John Buntin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harmony Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780307352071
Subjects: Organized crime; History; Social conditions
Other titles: Struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
Description: 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 city's most famous police chief, William H. Parker.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-408) and index.