Description: William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles by Catherine Mulholland SIGNED HC. William 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. Hardcover / U of Cal Press / 2000 / First Edition, First Printing / Very Good Condition / Signed by Catherine Mulholland / Includes pamphlet from book signing
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Book Title: William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles
Signed: Yes
Item Length: 0.9in.
Publisher: University of California Press
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2000
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 0.1in.
Author: Catherine Mulholland
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Nature, History
Topic: Los Angeles History, California History, Natural Resources
Item Width: 0.7in.
Item Weight: 23.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 436 Pages
