Doctor Mom Chung of the fair-haired bastards [[electronic resource] ] : the life of a wartime celebrity / / Judy Tzu-Chun Wu |
Autore | Wu Judy Tzu-Chun |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina |
610/.92
B |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese American physicians
Chinese American women - United States Women physicians - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
allied forces american history biographical biography celebrity community celebrity chinatown chinese americans cultural history cultural studies dr margaret chung female physician flyboys hollywood mom chung movie stars political figures politicians queer history sailors san francisco social studies soldiers united states war historians wartime america wartime western medicine womens studies world war ii wwii |
ISBN |
0-520-93892-5
1-282-35816-2 9786612358166 1-59875-525-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. "The Medical Lady Missionary" -- 2. Living Their Religion -- 3. Where Womanhood And Childhood Meet -- 4. "A Noble Profession" -- 5. "The Beginning Of A New Era" -- 6. "The Ministering Angel Of Chinatown" -- 7. A Sister Lesbian? -- 8. Becoming Mom Chung -- 9. A Model Family At War -- 10. Creating WAVES -- 11. "I'll Wait On You Forever" -- Epilogue: "There Will Never Be Another Mom Chung" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787303103321 |
Wu Judy Tzu-Chun
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Doctor Mom Chung of the fair-haired bastards [[electronic resource] ] : the life of a wartime celebrity / / Judy Tzu-Chun Wu |
Autore | Wu Judy Tzu-Chun |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina |
610/.92
B |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese American physicians
Chinese American women - United States Women physicians - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
allied forces american history biographical biography celebrity community celebrity chinatown chinese americans cultural history cultural studies dr margaret chung female physician flyboys hollywood mom chung movie stars political figures politicians queer history sailors san francisco social studies soldiers united states war historians wartime america wartime western medicine womens studies world war ii wwii |
ISBN |
0-520-93892-5
1-282-35816-2 9786612358166 1-59875-525-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. "The Medical Lady Missionary" -- 2. Living Their Religion -- 3. Where Womanhood And Childhood Meet -- 4. "A Noble Profession" -- 5. "The Beginning Of A New Era" -- 6. "The Ministering Angel Of Chinatown" -- 7. A Sister Lesbian? -- 8. Becoming Mom Chung -- 9. A Model Family At War -- 10. Creating WAVES -- 11. "I'll Wait On You Forever" -- Epilogue: "There Will Never Be Another Mom Chung" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816144403321 |
Wu Judy Tzu-Chun
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Water and power [[electronic resource] ] : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl |
Autore | Kahrl William L. <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (605 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91/009794/9 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley |
Soggetto non controllato |
american west
california chinatown city planning conservation drought dust control ecology environment environmental history environmental justice environmental questions environmentalism fred eaton government groundwater jp lipincott los angeles natural resources nature nonfiction owens valley politics railroad barons san fernando valley urban environment urbanism water history water policy water resources water scarcity water supply water wars water william mulholland |
ISBN |
1-282-38298-5
9786612382987 0-520-90741-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Organizing for Development -- 2. Competing Public Interests -- 3. The Politics of Appropriation -- 4. Forging the Link -- 5. Years of Excess -- 6. The Politics of Exploitation -- 7. Legacy -- 8. The Ties That Bind -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777948103321 |
Kahrl William L. <1946->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
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Water and power [[electronic resource] ] : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl |
Autore | Kahrl William L. <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (605 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91/009794/9 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley |
Soggetto non controllato |
american west
california chinatown city planning conservation drought dust control ecology environment environmental history environmental justice environmental questions environmentalism fred eaton government groundwater jp lipincott los angeles natural resources nature nonfiction owens valley politics railroad barons san fernando valley urban environment urbanism water history water policy water resources water scarcity water supply water wars water william mulholland |
ISBN |
1-282-38298-5
9786612382987 0-520-90741-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Organizing for Development -- 2. Competing Public Interests -- 3. The Politics of Appropriation -- 4. Forging the Link -- 5. Years of Excess -- 6. The Politics of Exploitation -- 7. Legacy -- 8. The Ties That Bind -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809270903321 |
Kahrl William L. <1946->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
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William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland |
Autore | Mulholland Catherine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.4/9404/092 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History
Engineers - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
aqueduct biography california career history chinatown coming of age department of power department of water drought engineer engineering family history growing up immigrant life story los angeles mulholland natural history natural resources natural world nature newspaper owens valley primary source research scholarly southern california true story untold story water history water system west coast western united states |
ISBN |
0-520-92901-2
1-59875-011-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 -- 17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 -- 18. The Investigation, 1912 -- 19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 -- 20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 -- 21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 -- 22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 -- 23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 -- 24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783300003321 |
Mulholland Catherine
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland |
Autore | Mulholland Catherine |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.4/9404/092 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History
Engineers - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
aqueduct biography california career history chinatown coming of age department of power department of water drought engineer engineering family history growing up immigrant life story los angeles mulholland natural history natural resources natural world nature newspaper owens valley primary source research scholarly southern california true story untold story water history water system west coast western united states |
ISBN |
0-520-92901-2
1-59875-011-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 -- 17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 -- 18. The Investigation, 1912 -- 19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 -- 20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 -- 21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 -- 22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 -- 23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 -- 24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809934903321 |
Mulholland Catherine
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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