Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real

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
Author	Marc Weingarten
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Marc Weingarten
EAN	9781942600022
Feature	Thirsty William Mulholland California Water and the Real Chinatown
ISBN	194260002X
Label	Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
Manufacturer	Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	280
PublicationDate	2015-12-08
Publisher	Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
Studio	Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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