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Los Angeles Transformed: Fletcher Bowron's Urban Reform Revival, 1938-1953
Los Angeles Transformed Fletcher Bowron's Urban Reform Revival 19381953
Author: Tom Sitton
When Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968) ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 1938, his twelve years as a superior court judge with a reputation for honesty and fairness carried him to victory against a notoriously corrupt incumbent. During his nearly fifteen years as a neo-progressive mayor, Bowron presided over fundamental reforms in the police depart...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826335272
ISBN-10: 0826335276
Publication Date: 6/1/2005
Pages: 256
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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