The cowboy—in the popular imagination, no figure is more central to American identity and the nation’s origin story. Yet the Americans and Europeans who settled the U.S. West learned virtu
The cowboy—in the popular imagination, no figure is more central to American identity and the nation’s origin story. Yet the Americans and Europeans who settled the U.S. West learned virtu
In the first book-length scholarly study of the San Fernando Valley— home to one-third of the population of Los Angeles—Laura R. Barraclough combines ambitious historical sweep with a
In the first book-length scholarly study of the San Fernando Valley— home to one-third of the population of Los Angeles—Laura R. Barraclough combines ambitious historical sweep with a
A People's Guide to Los Angeles offers an assortment of eye-opening alternatives to L.A.'s usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related
