Reviews: 1857 Los Angeles Fights Again

Steve Willard - Director San Diego Police Dept . Historical Assoc. Author, Historian , Investigator , "The time is 1857 and there are no espresso bars or chic gyms here and LAPD hasn't been invented. HORACE BELL and ROY BEAN struggle to bring peace and civility to people who are neither peaceful nor civilized. Knight's background as a cop and historian provides a unique prospective for the reader to step back and get a feel for the lunacy in the most violent town in the world then - and the real Old West. His insight and knowledge gives 1857 - Los Angeles Fight Again a mixture of crime, drama, history, and a love story few authors are able to capture.

Raymond Sherrard - I.R.S. Investigator (ret.), Author and Technical Advisor to Movies , "I did research for my published historical LAPD book and was eager to see what you would do with your in-depth knowledge. I am amazed that you were able to skillfully interweave the various ethnic groups and get into their mentalities. Any book that can explore the Chinese, Indians, Anglos, Mexicans, of both sexes, who made up early Los Angeles and show how they participated in real historical events should be required reading for anyone with an interest in where we came from. Your book illustrates that gangs, crime, criminals, and our justice system bear great similarities between early and present day Los Angeles. I congratulate you."

Max Hurlbut - Marshal of Tombstone, Lt. LAPD, Chief of Police Whittier and Kodiac, Alaska, Army Special Forces Colonel (retired), "We see the Chinese Massacure, the Civil War, local L.A. disasters, and the deprediations of bandit TIBURCIO VASQUEZ through the eyes of Anglo, Chinese, and Mexican residents. Hollywood has shown us the vigilantes of San Francisco and the shootout in Tombstone. But we forget that Los Angeles was the most violent town in the West. Against this backdrop of early crime and corruption, it becomes easier to understand the more recent riots and scandals that each generation believes is unique to their times. Saddle up with ROY BEAN and HORACE BELL for an E-ticket ride through the dusty and bloody streets of L.A. - that out City Fathers prefer you to forget...!