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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Summary:
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 1986 book Cadillac Desert started, Marc Weingarten'sThirsty continues. Illuminating the complexities of the Los Angeles aquaduct system, the politics behind supplying America's second largest city with water from hundreds of mile away, and the disaster that haunted William Mullholland until his final days. --Publisher's description.
Call Number:HD4464.L7 W45 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781942600022
194260002X