The mirage factory : illusion, imagination, and the invention of Los Angeles
Krist, Gary2018
Book
Describes how the visions of three people--self-taught engineer William Mulholland, filmmaker D.W. Griffith, and evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson--combined to turn sleepy, near-desert farmland into the city of Los Angeles.
Main title:
Author:
Krist, Gary, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Crown, 2018.©2018
Collation:
402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index.
ISBN:
9780451496386 (hardback)
Dewey class:
979.49405
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
340311