El Pueblo : The Historic Heart of Los Angeles, Paperback by Poole, Jean Bruce...

Description: El Pueblo : The Historic Heart of Los Angeles, Paperback by Poole, Jean Bruce; Ball, Tevvy, ISBN 0892366621, ISBN-13 9780892366620, Brand New, Free shipping in the US El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico of Indian, African, and European descent. Capital of Mexican California in the 1840s, the town grew with the influx of Anglo-Americans, Europeans, and Chinese later in the nineteenth century. As Los Angeles blossomed into a modern metropolis, the old pueblo fell into disrepair. It was revitalized with the opening in 1930 of the Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Illustrated in color throughout, th combines engaging text with historical paintings, archival photographs, and new photography to create a vivid portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. Th surveys life in the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods and tells the story of the Siqueiros mural América Tropical, a remarkable tale of art, ideology, and politics in 1930s Los Angeles. Final chapters tour the pueblo's historic buildings and discuss current initiatives to preserve its rich heritage.

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Book Title: Pueblo : the Historic Heart of Los Angeles

Number of Pages: 236 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2002

Topic: United States / State & Local / General, Ethnic Studies / General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, American / General

Item Height: 0 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Art, Travel, Social Science, History

Item Weight: 20 oz

Item Length: 1 in

Author: Tevvy Ball, Jean Bruce Poole

Item Width: 0.8 in

Book Series: Conservation and Cultural Heritage Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback