The King and Queen of Malibu by David K Randall
A true story of the battle for paradise...men and women fighting for a slice of earth like no other. -New York Times Book Review
"A doozy of a tale…[T]he Rindge saga has the trappings of [a] Hollywood movie" -- Wall Street Journal
"The mother of all property disputes…[a] saga, complete with alleged arson, presidential appeals, and Supreme Court hearings." -- Vanity Fair
"David Randall is…an artist in prose. He’s fascinated by that lost world that was 19th century, downtown-centered Los Angeles." -- Los Angeles Weekly
"Well written and thoroughly researched, Randall’s exploration of land ownership in America and the American dream addresses issues of sexism, classism, love, and the preservation of natural beauty." -- Publishers Weekly
"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 enshrines this paradigmatic American story in a compelling narrative that at once explores the power and the limits of the Southern California dream." -- Kevin Starr, University of Southern California
"David K. Randall’s The King and Queen of Malibu is a vivid narrative of a strong-willed woman in a man’s world. May Rindge, the landlady of her private Malibu paradise, was feared, even hated, but also respected. 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 people to bring drama to that fabled stretch of coastline. This thrilling book shows that before Barbie and surfers showed up, the beach was a battleground." -- Monte Reel, author of Between Man and Beast
"The mother of all property disputes…[a] saga, complete with alleged arson, presidential appeals, and Supreme Court hearings." -- Vanity Fair
"David Randall is…an artist in prose. He’s fascinated by that lost world that was 19th century, downtown-centered Los Angeles." -- Los Angeles Weekly
"Well written and thoroughly researched, Randall’s exploration of land ownership in America and the American dream addresses issues of sexism, classism, love, and the preservation of natural beauty." -- Publishers Weekly
"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 enshrines this paradigmatic American story in a compelling narrative that at once explores the power and the limits of the Southern California dream." -- Kevin Starr, University of Southern California
"David K. Randall’s The King and Queen of Malibu is a vivid narrative of a strong-willed woman in a man’s world. May Rindge, the landlady of her private Malibu paradise, was feared, even hated, but also respected. 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 people to bring drama to that fabled stretch of coastline. This thrilling book shows that before Barbie and surfers showed up, the beach was a battleground." -- Monte Reel, author of Between Man and Beast
David K. Randall is the New York Times best-selling author of four books, including Dreamland and Black Death at the Golden Gate. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. A senior reporter at Reuters, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393353945 |
| ISBN 10 | 039335394X |
| Title | The King and Queen of Malibu |
| Author | David K Randall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2017-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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