Compton

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Robert Lee Johnson

Verlag:

Arcadia Publishing

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: YVYLQEN

EAN: 9781531664503

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mo, 13.07.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 45.25

Beschreibung

Compton is a city of myth and misunderstandings. Today, it is known as the city of "hip-hop dreams and gangsta fantasies. " Its history, however, is not as well known. Compton was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant. The area was deeded as a wedding gift, lost in foreclosure, then sold to F. P. F. Temple and F. W. Gibson at a sheriff's sale. Ultimately, it was settled in 1867 by former forty-niners from Stockton. Given its location halfway between the harbor and Los Angeles, the "Hub City" has seen many pivotal events: the dawn of flight at the 1910 international air meet, the 1933 earthquake, floods, white flight, factory shut-downs, decline, and now a new beginning at the start of the 21st century.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Robert Lee Johnson

Thema

Historische Themen: Ereignisse & Themen

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Format

Buch (Hardcover)

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