Ainsworth, Ed

Maverick Mayor: A Biography of Sam Yorty of Los Angeles

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First Edition. First? Printing. 256, illus., bibliography, some wear, soiling, and small tears to DJ. Inscribed by Sam Yorty. Yorty was elected mayor of Los Angeles in May 1961. This book is not intended to be a definitive work on the City of Los Angeles or on urbanization in America. It is, rather, an attempt to describe a man against the backdrop of his great city. Condition: good, good.

Keywords: Mayor Sam Yorty, Urban Renewal, Los Angeles, CA, Pat Brown, Watts Riots, Racism, Civil Rights, Police Brutality, Inscribed

[Book #42769]

Price: $40.50