Landscapes of Desire

Download or read book Landscapes of Desire written by William Alexander McClung and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-05-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An imaginative and provocative interpretation of the meaning of Los Angeles, carefully thought out and beautifully written."—Robert Winter, editor of Toward a Simpler Way of Life: The Arts and Crafts Architects of California "McClung's sharp eye, and his ability to be both critic and analyst, combine to make this a book of real timeliness. It is unusual, and it is smart."—William Deverell, author of Railroad Crossing: Californians and the Railroad, 1850-1910