Gangsters and Cops Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age |
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| Author:
| Bultema, James |
| Editor:
| Obuchowski, Janice |
| Illustrator:
| Hammerman, Olivia M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9974251-7-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | James Bultema author LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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It was a battle for the control of an emerging Los Angeles that was fought by gangsters, pimps, vice lords, crooked politicians, and cops. Like a war, bodies dotted the city like so much-discarded trash.If you liked Guardians of Angles: A History of the Los Angeles Police Department, you will enjoy this closer examination of a corrupt city and the chiefs of police who fought back. Leaders such as James E. Davis and August Vollmer who fought City Hall and the gangsters that flourished...
More DescriptionIt was a battle for the control of an emerging Los Angeles that was fought by gangsters, pimps, vice lords, crooked politicians, and cops. Like a war, bodies dotted the city like so much-discarded trash.If you liked Guardians of Angles: A History of the Los Angeles Police Department, you will enjoy this closer examination of a corrupt city and the chiefs of police who fought back. Leaders such as James E. Davis and August Vollmer who fought City Hall and the gangsters that flourished during Prohibition and the Great Depression. To tell the history, Bultema skillfully weaves an entertaining narrative by using the actual dialog from the protagonist as the battle for control of Los Angeles raged for five decades. It was only in 1950 that LAPD's savior, William H. "Bill" Parker, rid Los Angeles of corruption and professionalized the Los Angeles Police Department, allowing its elite standing among law enforcement agencies worldwide.