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American Alcalde Los Angeles History Chronicled Through Stories of its Mayoral Elections: Volume VI: 1919 - 1938 Interbellum
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Political BiographiesRegional: West
Publisher: Amazon Publishers Online
Published: Aug 31 2026
Pages: 400
Weight: 3.38
Height: 1.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The American Alcalde series chronicles over 175 years of Los Angeles mayoral election history, detailing the municipality's transformation from a once small Spanish and Mexican pueblo into the preeminent global city it is today.
This volume includes stories about George Cryer, an impactful mayor who was joined at the hip to a controversial mentor. John Porter, a conservative churchman with a Klansmurt's past who caused an international incident by refusing to toust a foreign bost because of his personal belief in the immorality of alcohol. Frank Shaw, the mach maligned mayor who upon further review was no as corrups or sinister as the scoundrel depicted by his opponents. And Chaim Shapiro, a socialist revolutiotuary from Russia who led w America where he cofounded the world famous City of Hope.
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