Water and Los Angeles [electronic resource] : a tale of three rivers, 1900-1941 / William Deverell and Tom Sitton.

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"Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. The remarkable urban and suburban trajectory of southern California since then cannot be fully understood without reference t...

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Main Authors: Deverell, William, 1962- (Author)
Sitton, Tom, 1949- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Rivers > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century.
Online Access:
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks): 2016 (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2016 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Variant Title:
Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941
Format: Electronic eBook

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