LEADER 04491nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910450125903321 005 20210603220119.0 010 $a0-520-92901-2 010 $a1-59875-011-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520929012 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008587 035 $a(EBL)223284 035 $a(OCoLC)475927532 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000272140 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205665 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272140 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10303775 035 $a(PQKB)10900247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223284 035 $a(DE-B1597)519300 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520929012 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223284 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10053547 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008587 100 $a19990917d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWilliam Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles$b[electronic resource] /$fCatherine Mulholland 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (468 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-21724-1 311 0 $a0-520-23466-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 385-391) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 --$t2. The City of Angels, 1877 --$t3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 --$t4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 --$t5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 --$t6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 --$t7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 --$t8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 --$t9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 --$t10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 --$t11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 --$t12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 --$t13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 --$t14. The Chief and the General, 1908 --$t15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 --$t16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 --$t17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 --$t18. The Investigation, 1912 --$t19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 --$t20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 --$t21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 --$t22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 --$t23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 --$t24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 --$tAfterword --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aWilliam Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a self-taught engineer, was the chief architect of the Owens Valley Aqueduct-a project ranking in magnitude and daring with the Panama Canal-that brought water to semi-arid Los Angeles from the lush Owens Valley. The story of Los Angeles's quest for water is both famous and notorious: it has been the subject of the classic yet historically distorted movie Chinatown, as well as many other accounts. This first full-length biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds new light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Catherine Mulholland, the engineer's granddaughter, provides insights into this story that family familiarity affords, and adds to our historical understanding with extensive primary research in sources such as Mulholland's recently uncovered office files, newspapers, and Department of Water and Power archives. She scrutinizes Mulholland's life-from his childhood in Ireland to his triumphant completion of the Owens Valley Aqueduct to the tragedy that ended his career. This vivid portrait of a rich chapter in the history of Los Angeles is enhanced with a generous selection of previously unpublished photographs. Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of 2000 606 $aWater-supply$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 606 $aEngineers$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWater-supply$xHistory. 615 0$aEngineers 676 $a979.4/9404/092 700 $aMulholland$b Catherine$01053265 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450125903321 996 $aWilliam Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles$92485090 997 $aUNINA