William g bonelli (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Civic Research Press, Beverly Hills, CA. 1954. Xx, 230 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An indictment of the Otis-Chandler empire that owned the LA Times, had most of the politicians of California in their pocket, cost the taxpayers a fortune and were one of the greediest families in the country in the 1950's, written by one who knew, a member of the state board of equalization. The book, which details what Bonelli calls a "factual story of wealth and power," is often cited for its insights into the intense, , often ruthless, , power struggles that shaped early Los Angeles, with some comparisons made to the fictional depiction in the film Chinatown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…