Water and Los Angeles : A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 /
William Deverell and Tom Sitton.
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Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature.
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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 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
English.
9780520965973
Water-supply. Rivers. HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States Technology, engineering, agriculture. Regional and national history. Humanities. History: specific events and topics. History: earliest times to present day. History. History of the Americas. Environmental science, engineering and technology. 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000. Eau--Approvisionnement--Histoire--Californie--Los Angeles--20e siecle. Rivers--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century. Water-supply--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century.