Title
Water and Los Angeles : a tale of three rivers, 1900-1941 / William Deverell and Tom Sitton.
Publication
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016.
Physical Description
pages cm.
Summary
"Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. The remarkable urban and suburban trajectory of southern California since then cannot be fully understood without reference to the ways in which each of these three river systems came to be connected to the metropolitan future of the region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three of these rivers and the challenges and opportunities they presented to those who would come to make Los Angeles a global power. Full of primary sources and original documents, Water and Los Angeles will be of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city"--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Deverell, William, 1962- author. Water and Los Angeles. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Rivers of growth
Harnessing the rivers
Rivers in nature.