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Author Deverell, William, 1962- author.

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

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
©2016

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature.
Summary "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 to the ways in which each of these three river systems came to be connected to the metropolitan future of the region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three of these rivers and the challenges and opportunities they presented to those who would come to make Los Angeles a global power. Full of primary sources and original documents, Water and Los Angeles will be of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city"--Provided by publisher
Note Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Language English.
Access Open Access EbpS
Subject Water-supply -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Rivers -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Environmental science, engineering and technology.
History of the Americas.
History.
History: earliest times to present day.
History: specific events and topics.
Humanities.
Regional and national history.
Technology, engineering, agriculture.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Rivers
Water-supply
California -- Los Angeles
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Indexed Term Los Angeles
River systems
Los Angeles River
Owens River
Colorado River
Genre/Form History
Added Author Sitton, Tom, 1949- author.
Other Form: Print version: Deverell, William, 1962- Water and Los Angeles. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520292420 (DLC) 2016028675
ISBN 0520965973
9780520965973 (electronic bk.)
9780520292420 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0520292421 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 10.1525/9780520965973. doi
AU@ 000057887040

 
    
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