William mulholland and the rise of los angeles book

This is not only a biography of william mulholland but also an account of how a small pueblo in a semiarid basin was able to secure the water and power that allowed it to grow into a major city. William mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of. William mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that changed forever the course of southern california history, and in so doing he became the focus of a controversy that has never died. Jul 23, 2000 william mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern californias history. In 1907, irish immigrant william mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history. Mulholland, a selftaught engineer, was the chief architect of the owens valley aqueduct. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Erik larson, dead wake, the last crossing of the lusitania. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. William mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern californias history. Les standiford, author of many fiction and nonfiction books, including his latest water to the angels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading water to the angels.

Standifords book starts, full of portent, on march 12, 1928, just before. Throughout the history of much of the american west no issue has been as important as water. She conceived the book after moving back to the san fernando. Nov 03, 2008 author catherine mulholland, granddaughter of william mulholland, sheds new light on her grandfather who presided over the creation of the owens valley aqueduct a water system that forever. For over forty years spanning the administrations of nineteen mayors, mulholland was a central force in the creation of a municipally owned water and power system that allowed a small, otiose western outpost to swell to outsized proportions.

Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. In the 1880s, the city was a reasonably large pueblo but couldnt grow any larger due to the lack of a water supply for new businesses and inhabitants. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Readers may have long since tired of the seemingly endless string of exposes about the corrupt history of our nations most enigmatic city.

She scrutinizes mulhollands lifefrom his childhood in ireland to his triumphant completion of the owens valley aqueduct to the tragedy that ended his career. Les standiford shines light on noir icon william mulholland. Its a powerfuland beautifully toldstory of hubris, ingenuity, and ultimately, deepest tragedy. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. In 1907, irish immigrant william mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats. Mulholland, a selftaught engineer, was the chief architect of the owens valley aqueducta project ranking in. In the first fulllength biography of the water and civil engineer. After a strong start to a story of william mulholland and l. May 06, 2002 william mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern californias history. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Synopsis william mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern californias history.