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Dear Los Angeles : the city in diaries and letters, 1542 to 2018 /

David Kipen scoured the archives of libraries, historical societies and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of Los Angeles from the Spanish missionary expeditions in the 1500s to the present day. These entries are arranged by date, January 1 through December 31, but are selected from mo...

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Main Author:	Kipen, David (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Modern Library, [2018]
Edition:	Modern Library edition.
Subjects:	Authors > Anecdotes. Pioneers > California > Los Angeles > Anecdotes. Celebrities > California > Los Angeles > Anecdotes. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Civilization. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Quotations, maxims, etc. Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > Chronology.

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