02867oam 22006254a 450 991015356400332120230621141306.09780520965973052096597310.1525/luminos.21(CKB)3880000000044153(OAPEN)619232(DE-B1597)539724(OCoLC)953363753(DE-B1597)9780520965973(OCoLC)1087869177(MdBmJHUP)muse73001(ScCtBLL)900decf6-c0e0-421d-9497-3a35ff1d7705(MiAaPQ)EBC31594253(Au-PeEL)EBL31594253(Perlego)551340(oapen)doab32834(EXLCZ)99388000000004415320160630h2017 uy 0engurmu#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWater and Los AngelesA Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 /William Deverell and Tom Sitton1st ed.University of California Press2016Oakland, California :University of California Press,[2017]©[2017]1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) PDF, digital file(s)9780520292420 0520292421 Includes bibliographical references and index.Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature."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.RiversCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryWater-supplyCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryLos Angeles (Calif.)History20th centuryElectronic books. RiversHistoryWater-supplyHistory333.91/620979409041Deverell William1962-919568Sitton Tom1949-MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910153564003321Water and Los Angeles2148543UNINA