This Small City Will be a Mexican Paradise: Exploring the Origins of Mexican Culture in Los Angeles, 1821-1846
- ISBN-10
- 0826336078
- ISBN-13
- 9780826336071
- Category
- Elite (Social sciences)
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- Michael J. González
Description
González describes how the residents of Mexican Los Angeles adjusted to life in provincial California.
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