Compton, California, Images of America, Paperback

Description: Compton, California, Images of America, Paperback 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.

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Location: Columbia, South Carolina

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MPN: 9780738595399

Book Title: Compton

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.3in

Item Width: 6.5in

Author: Robert Lee Johnson

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA)

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Publication Year: 2012

Genre: Photography, Travel, History

Item Weight: 0.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 128 Pages