BILL BOYARSKY discusses "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and their Times"

Start: 11/19/2009 7:30 pm

End: 11/19/2009 8:30 pm

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (Angel City Press)

A fascinating presentation by the author of the book that ties in to the PBS documentary Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times, about the Chandler family and the history of the Los Angeles Times.

In his 30 years with the Los Angeles Times, Bill Boyarsky was a political writer, featured columnist, and city editor. He was a member of reporting teams that won three Pulitzer Prizes. He is the author of two biographies of Ronald Reagan. He is author of Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics and Los Angeles: City of Dreams; with his wife, Nancy, he coauthored Backroom Politics.

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (Hardcover)

By Bill Boyarsky, Mark Catalena, Brian Tessier

$35.00

ISBN-13: 9781883318925
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Angel City Press, 10/2009

The story of Inventing L.A. follows the history of The L.A. Times as it was passed down from the hands of General Harrison Gray Otis, to his son-in-law, Harry Chandler, to Norman Chandler, and finally to Otis Chandler. With each generation, the paper changed more and more, from a paper used to win support for the family's own interests (such as keeping labor unions out of Southern California, the creation of the Los Angeles Harbor, and the election of Richard Nixon) to a more unbiased and representative journalistic icon on par with the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times is the tale of the Chandlers' reign over Los Angeles with the help of their mighty scepter, the Times, and their entwinement with politics, family feud, and fortune. This is truly the story of the building of one of the most famous, populated, and culturally rich cities in the world.

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