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Compton
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Sofort lieferbar | Lieferzeit: Sofort lieferbar I
Artikel-Nr:
9781531664503
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.07.2012
Seiten:
130
Autor:
Robert Lee Johnson
Gewicht:
419 g
Format:
250x175x12 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Compton is a city of myth and misunderstandings. Today, it is known as the city of "hip-hop dreams and gangsta fantasies." Its history, however, is not as well known. Compton was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant. The area was deeded as a wedding gift, lost in foreclosure, then sold to F.P.F. Temple and F.W. Gibson at a sheriff's sale. Ultimately, it was settled in 1867 by former forty-niners from Stockton. Given its location halfway between the harbor and Los Angeles, the "Hub City" has seen many pivotal events: the dawn of flight at the 1910 international air meet, the 1933 earthquake, floods, white flight, factory shut-downs, decline, and now a new beginning at the start of the 21st century.