The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393240991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The King and Queen of Malibu is an irresistible and compelling tale of a strong-willed and fabulously wealthy woman who sought to keep the beaches and mountains of Malibu as her private enclave.” (Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets)“David Randall’s The King and Queen of Malibu is a compelling love story about an unlikely couple and at the same time a rich and instructive tale about the American Dream crashing head-on into the march of American progress. Always fascinating and elegantly written, it totally absorbed me in the unfolding drama.” (Howard Blum, New York Times best-selling author of Dark Invasion and American Lightning)“Anchoring himself in exhaustive research, David K. Randall tells the true story of a bloody feud that needs no invention.” (Bill Dedman, coauthor of Empty Mansions)“David Randall has unearthed a rowdy origin story for Malibu, vividly proving that movie stars weren’t the first p
8 pages of illustrations; map. After his sudden death in 1905, May spent the next thirty years fighting off some of the most powerful men in the countryas well as fissures within her own familyto preserve Malibu as her private kingdom. Yet the bond between them would shape history.The newly married couple reached Los Angeles in 1887 when it was still a frontier, and within a few years Frederick, the only heir to an immense Boston fortune, became one of the wealthiest men in the state. New York Times best-selling author David K. The story of Malibu ranges from the halls of Harvard to the Ol
Debbie Mobley said Memory lane. Very interesting facts about a place I've been to many times. I could visualize the horses and the carriage riding thru the hills.Very nice historical story about a great time.. Randall is such a fine writer. He brings such life and sharp perception A. Busenkell Mr. Randall is such a fine writer. He brings such life and sharp perception to this story, that local history becomes the kind of book that keeps you reading late late into the night.. "Fascinating history of early LA and San Francisco and specifically" according to AAnana. Fascinating history of early LA and San Francisco and specifically of the Ringe family and their influence in LA and Malibu. Very well written.
. A California native, he now lives outside New York City with his family. David K. Randall is the New York Times best-selling author of Dreamland and a senior reporter at Reuters