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Water to the Angels : : William Mulholland, his Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles

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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.

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PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Ecco, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: xviii, 315 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062251428
0062251422

SUBJECTS
Mulholland, William, -- 1855-1935.
Water-supply -- Los Angeles -- History.
Water-supply engineers -- Los Angeles -- Biography.