William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles.

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William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a self-taught engineer, was the chief architect of the Owens Valley Aqueduct--a project ranking in magnitude and daring with the Panama Canal--that broug...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulholland, Catherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
Temas:
Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History.
Engineers > California > Los Angeles > Biography.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
Ingénieurs > Californie > Los Angeles > Biographies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Water-supply
Engineers
West (U.S.) > History.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire.
California > Los Angeles
West United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a self-taught engineer, was the chief architect of the Owens Valley Aqueduct--a project ranking in magnitude and daring with the Panama Canal--that brought water to semi-arid Los Angeles from the lush Owens Valley.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (467 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index.
ISBN:9780520929012
0520929012
1598750119
9781598750119
0520217241
9780520217249
0520234669
9780520234666

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