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Rivers in the Desert tells a mythlike American story of how one man, through vision, daring, and engineering genius, invented the Los Angeles of th...
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Jul 24, 2011
Gwen
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A well-written and interesting history of William Mulholland's quest to bring water to Los Angeles, involving an equal mix of engineering, politics, and pioneering spirit. More technical information about the Saint Francis dam collapse would have been appreciated, but then again, I am an engineer. All in all, a captivating story.
Apr 18, 2008
Shek
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The real life Chinatown. Fascinated less by Jake Gittes' misadventures than the complicated history of LA's water supply? Read this. Good, but in the final assessment, comes off as a little soft on the guy whose dam collapsed and killed 600 people.
Oct 22, 2007
Demetria
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How William Mulholland came to power and brought water to SoCal, a feat only matched by Robert Moses!
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