Joel Selvin

(Author)

Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California ParadisePaperback, 22 March 2022

Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise
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Print Length
312 pages
Language
English
Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Date Published
22 Mar 2022
ISBN-10
1487011377
ISBN-13
9781487011376

Description

Now in paperback -- from surf music to hot-rod records to the sunny pop of the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, the Byrds, and the Mama's & the Papa's, Hollywood Eden captures the fresh blossom of a young generation who came together in the epic spring of the 1960s to invent the myth of the California Paradise.

Central to the story is a group of sun-kissed teens from the University High School class of 1958 -- a class that included Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra, and future members of the Beach Boys -- who came of age in Los Angeles at the dawn of a new golden era when anything seemed possible. These were the people who invented the idea of modern California for the rest of the world.

But their own private struggles belied the paradise portrayed in their music. What began as a light-hearted frolic under sunny skies ended up crashing down to earth just a few short but action-packed years later as, one by one, each met their destinies head-on. A rock 'n' roll opera loaded with violence, deceit, intrigue, low comedy, and high drama, Hollywood Eden tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who bumped heads, crashed cars, and ultimately flew too close to the sun.**
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Product Details

Author:
Joel Selvin
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
CA
Date Published:
22 March 2022
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
1487011377
ISBN-13:
9781487011376
Language:
English
Location:
Toronto
Pages:
312
Weight:
453.59 gm

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