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Author Brownstein, Ronald, author. Title Rock me on the water : 1974 : the year Los Angeles transformed movies, music, television, and politics / Ronald Brownstein. Publisher New York, NY : HarperCollins, [2021] ©2021 Copies
ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS Superior adult nonfiction 979.494 B825r AVAILABLE Edition First edition. Descript 439 pages ; 24 cm Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-428) and index. Contents January: Hollywood's fall and rise -- February: The republic of rock and roll -- March: The greatest night in television history -- April: Already gone -- May: The ballad of Tom and Jane -- June: From Chinatown to Jerry Brown -- July: Hollywood's generational tipping point -- August: the Icarus of Los Angeles -- September: Three roads to revolution -- October: The (white) boys' club -- November: Breakthrough -- December: Transitions. Summary Documents the kaleidoscopic year during which transformative talents from Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, and Beverly Hills heavily influenced pop culture, politics, and social movements. Subject Popular culture -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography. Nineteen seventy-four, A.D. Nineteen seventies. Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Politics and culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974. Genre Biographies. ISBN/ISSN 006289921X (hardback) 9780062899217 (hardback)
