Thirsty : William Mulholland, California water, and the real Chinatown / Marc Weingarten.

An exploration of Los Angeles' storied history in regards to water. Starting with William Mullholland and his aqueducts, through the 1926 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, which killed hundreds, and on through to the profound implications Los Angeles' path has for today. Where Marc Reiser's seminal 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weingarten, Marc (Author)
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : Vireo, Rare Bird, [2015]
Edition:First hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Mulholland, William, > 1855-1935.
Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History.
Water-supply engineers > United States > Biography.
Chinese Americans > California > Los Angeles > History.
Chinese Americans.
Water-supply.
Water-supply engineers.
California > Los Angeles.
United States.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:ix, 277 pages ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
William Mulholland, California water, and the real Chinatown
Format: Book

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