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Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real Chinatown

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Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real Chinatown

Thirsty is the history of Los Angeles and its fraught relationship with water. As a city on the make since the early twentieth century, Los Angelesâ€™ resources fought hard to keep up with its unchecked growth. The cityâ€™s water chief William Mulholland built an aqueduct to grab water over 200 miles away in Owens Valley, but it wasnâ€™t enough. Thirsty is the gripping tale of Los Angelesâ€™ epic battles for water, the larger-than-life characters that shaped a cityâ€™s destiny, and the man-made tragedy that killed 400 and forever changed the way water would be harnessed and allocated.
Country USA
Brand Rare Bird Books
Manufacturer Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781942600022
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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