| Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 Contributor(s): Deverell, William F. (Author), Sitton, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520292421 ISBN-13: 9780520292420 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - 20th Century - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.916 |
| LCCN: 2016028675 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. 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 future of the metropolitan region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three 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. |