Hollywood: Remarkable Events That Shaped History Contributor(s): Schiller, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762754494 ISBN-13: 9780762754496 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the area of southern California that would come to be their hometown and christened it "Hollywood," to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, " It Happened in Hollywood" recounts the story of Tinsel Town in thirty short episodes that reveal the behind-the-scenes events that shaped southern California and the United States. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications |
Dewey: 384.809 |
LCCN: 2009036926 |
Series: It Happened in |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the areathey christened "Hollywood," to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, It Happened in Hollywood recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped Tinseltown. |