The King and Queen of Malibu The True Story of the Battle for Paradise [Paperback]

A doozy of a tale&[T]he Rindge saga has the trappings of [a] Hollywood movie.The mother of all property disputes&[a] saga, complete with alleged arson, presidential appeals, and Supreme Court hearings.David Randall is&an artist in prose. Hes fascinated by that lost world that was 19th century, downtown-centered Los Angeles.Well written and thoroughly researched, Randalls exploration of land ownership in America and the American dream addresses issues of sexism, classism, love, and the preservation of natural beauty.David RandallsAnchoring 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.David K. RandallsDavid Randall has unearthed a rowdy origin story for Malibu, vividly proving that movie stars werent 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. A true story of the battle for paradise&men and women fighting for a slice of earth like no other.