Water to the angels, William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles, Les Standiford
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Water to the angels, William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles, Les Standiford
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index
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contains biographical information
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Water to the angels
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bibliography
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Les Standiford
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William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles
Summary
Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis
Table Of Contents
How dreams might end -- Distance between two points -- Luck of the Irish -- In mystery is the source -- Whose water is it anyway? -- A civil servant born -- Road trip -- Downhill all the way -- Remove every specter -- Have water or quit growing -- Brick upon brick -- First spade -- Best year to date -- Fair monetary recognition -- Fits and starts -- Fallout -- If you dig it, they will come -- Last mile -- Cascade -- In the shade of accomplishment -- Let the bombings begin -- Failure -- Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown -- City of Angels
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