Main Title |
Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles / |
Author |
Standiford, Les,
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Publisher |
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, |
Year Published |
2015 |
OCLC Number |
905494686 |
ISBN |
9780062251428; 0062251422; 9780062251459; 0062251457 |
Subjects |
Water-supply--California--Los Angeles--History ;
Water-supply engineers--California--Los Angeles--Biography ;
Los Angeles (Calif)--History ;
Water-supply engineers--Biography ;
Water-supply--History
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Additional Subjects |
Mulholland, William,--1855-1935 ;
1855-1935--Mulholland, William,
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HD4464.L7S73 2015 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/06/2022 |
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Edition |
First edition. |
Collation |
xviii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
Place Published |
New York, N.Y. |
PUB Date Free Form |
©2015 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
RDA |
LCCN |
2015452728 |
Merged OCLC records |
883146620; 902669987; 905742550; 907942862; 936157989 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20221128213020 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03443cam 2200637 i 45010 |