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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153564003321

Autore

Deverell William <1962->

Titolo

Water and Los Angeles : A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 / / William Deverell and Tom Sitton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017]

©[2017]

ISBN

0-520-96597-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) : PDF, digital file(s)

Disciplina

333.91/620979409041

Soggetti

Rivers - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century

Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.