9781331529927 - The Free Harbor Contest at Los Angeles: An Account of the Long Fight Waged by the People of Southern California to Secure a Harbor Located at a Point Open to Compet... (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book narrates the history of a nearly decade-long struggle between the people of Los Angeles and the Southern Pacific Railroad over the location of a deep-sea harbor to serve the commercial interests of the southwestern United States. The author, having witnessed the fight's many turns as a resident, provides detailed accounts of the political battles, corporate influence, and legal challenges that marked the contest. This book explores how the eventual victory of the people over corporate interests set a precedent for other battles to come. It also notes how the fight illuminated the question of corporations' influence in American politics at a time when such questions were increasingly on the public's mind. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.