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Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles
- Title
- Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles / Les Standiford.
- Author
- Standiford, Les
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- ©2015
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ReCAP 16-8537 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map; 24 cm
- Summary
- Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index.
- Contents
- How dreams might end -- Distance between two points -- Luck of the Irish -- In mystery is the source -- Whose water is it anyway? -- A civil servant born -- Road trip -- Downhill all the way -- Remove every specter -- Have water or quit growing -- Brick upon brick -- First spade -- Best year to date -- Fair monetary recognition -- Fits and starts -- Fallout -- If you dig it, they will come -- Last mile -- Cascade -- In the shade of accomplishment -- Let the bombings begin -- Failure -- Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown -- City of Angels.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8537
- ISBN
- 9780062251428
- 0062251422
- LCCN
- 2015452728
- OCLC
- 2015452728
- Author
- Standiford, Les, author.
- Title
- Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles / Les Standiford.
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8537