| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 159 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature -- Epilogue: what's next? What's the future? |
| 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 |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Subject |
Water-supply -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Rivers -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Rivers. (OCoLC)fst01098312
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Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Sitton, Tom, 1949- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Deverell, William, 1962- author. Water and Los Angeles Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520292420 (DLC) 2016028675 |
| ISBN |
9780520965973 (electronic bk.) |
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0520965973 (electronic bk.) |
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9780520292420 (paperback : alk. paper) |
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