LAPD '53

LAPD '53

by Ellroy, James

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James Ellroy, the undisputed master of crime writing, has teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Museum to present a stunning text on 1953 LA. While combing the museum's photo archives, Ellroy discovered that the year featured a wide array of stark and unusual imagery-and he has written 25,000 words that illuminate the crimes and law enforcement of the era. Ellroy o ffers context and layers on wild and rich atmosphere-this is the cauldron that was police work in the city of the tarnished angels …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :LAPD '53 / by James Ellroy ; and Glynn Martin, Los Angeles Police Museum, Executive Director.

Summary

James Ellroy, the undisputed master of crime writing, has teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Museum to present a stunning text on 1953 LA. While combing the museum's photo archives, Ellroy discovered that the year featured a wide array of stark and unusual imagery-and he has written 25,000 words that illuminate the crimes and law enforcement of the era. Ellroy o ffers context and layers on wild and rich atmosphere-this is the cauldron that was police work in the city of the tarnished angels more than six decades ago. More than 80 duotone photos are spread throughout the book in the manner of hard-edged police evidence.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Abrams Image
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource : : black and white illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781613127759, 1613127758
  • oclc:ocn909913874
  • LC Classification:HV8148.L55
  • Dewey Decimal:363.2/097794/94

Table of Contents

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD " GLYNN MARTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE MUSEUM " -- INTRODUCTION -- LAPD '53 -- AFTERWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GLOSSARY.

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Subjects

California -- Los Angeles Criminal justice, Administration of Criminal justice, Administration of -- … History HISTORY/United States/State & Local/West Los Angeles (Calif.)., Police Department PHOTOGRAPHY/History Pictorial works Police Police -- History. -- California Police -- Pictorial works. -- California

Writers

Ellroy, James Martin, Glynn

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