California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Los Angeles: Epic of a City CBB-0147
by Lynx Bowman
This readable history of Los Angeles begins with the Spanish
exploration and covers the entire historical panorama to the present
time. 1974.
Los Angeles: From Mission to Modern City CBB-0102
by Remi A. Nadeau
Historical highlights of Los Angeles’ past and the modern problems of
the city are viewed in a popular, well-documented account that stresses
the city's long term campaign to sell itself to the prospective resident
and tourist. 1960.
Los Angeles: Insight City Guide CBB-0855
edited by John Wilcock
Almost everyone has a preconceived idea of what L.A. is all about-which,
in a city that thrives on fantasy, is exactly as it should be. This
book paints the full picture, from the city’s genesis in the Spanish
occupation to its current position as entertainment capital of the world.
1991.
Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies
CBB-1031 / CBB-1287
by Reyner Banham
Reyner Banham has written a pioneering architectural study of the
seventy-mile square city and the historical process that has made it
unique as a human settlement. 1973.
Los Angeles: The Enormous Village CBB-0851
by John Downing Weaver
This is an anecdotal history of Los Angeles, where a self-taught Irish
immigrant diverts the melted snows of the Sierra Nevada across 240
miles of mountains and deserts and where an evangelist goes for a dip
in the Pacific Ocean and surfaces in Arizona. 1980.
Los Angeles: The Ultimate City CBB-1027
by Christopher Rand
“Los Angeles may be the ultimate city of our age,” begins Rand’s
book, and he goes on to explain why this may be so. 1967.
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