With more than 250 photographs and rare ephemera, all collected by author Tom Zimmerman, Paradise Promoted is the first book to showcase the era from 1870 to 1930 when boosters developed the small town of Los Angeles into the city that would become Americas most cutting-edge metropolis. Los Angeles was the subject of the longest, loudest, most persistent promotional campaign in the history of the United States. Nothing was too exaggerated, absurd, or flat-out bizarre to be fodder for the relentless effort to convince ...
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With more than 250 photographs and rare ephemera, all collected by author Tom Zimmerman, Paradise Promoted is the first book to showcase the era from 1870 to 1930 when boosters developed the small town of Los Angeles into the city that would become Americas most cutting-edge metropolis. Los Angeles was the subject of the longest, loudest, most persistent promotional campaign in the history of the United States. Nothing was too exaggerated, absurd, or flat-out bizarre to be fodder for the relentless effort to convince Americans to slam the door forever on their home and sally forth to what booster supreme G.W. Burton called The fairest daughter among the sisterhood of cities in the world.
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Add this copy of Paradise Promoted: the Booster Campaign That Created to cart. $9.36, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Angel City Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall The book is inscribed by Tom Zimmerman in pen on the back of the first page. The book has some minor surface wear. Due to the size and weight of this book, it cannot be shipped priority mail or outside the Untied States.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1883318645. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. Illustrated throughout with photos and ephemera of the period. Small 4to. 233 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.
Add this copy of Paradise Promoted: the Booster Campaign That Created to cart. $36.93, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Angel City Press.
