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Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles
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Ruée vers le sable. English
Title
Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Elsa Devienne ; foreword by Jenny Price ; translated by Troy J. Tice.
ISBN
9780197539781
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Also issued in print: 2024.
Translated from the French.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 4, 2024).
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Summary
An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2024
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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