Los Angeles

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the history and development of Los Angeles, California. It looks at Los Angeles' population boom in the 1870s and the 1880s. It discusses how new settlers were recruited and what kind of people came to the area and why. The paper then discusses the role of the railroads and boosterism in settling the region with Anglo-Americans.

From the Paper:

"As an increased number of people journeyed to Los Angeles, they seemed to travel in their own communities and stay in diverse areas neighboring the Los Angeles basin. For example, Mormons developed in San Bernardino and Germans advanced in Anaheim for agricultural success. Groups of people implemented their old home culture or ideas to their new city they now live in. In 1870 settlers became conscious of the honey industry because the foothills were ruled with bee-ranching homesteads. An additional method that was used for purposes of attracting persons to Los Angeles was by spreading a rumor that the air of Los Angeles was superior for one's health."

Sample of Sources Used:

• McWilliams, Carey. Southern California: An Island on the Land. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1973.
• Corey, Professor at UCLA, History of L.A. Lecture

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