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Water and Los Angeles : a tale of three rivers, 1900-1941 /

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"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 refere...

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Main Authors:	Deverell, William, 1962- (Author), Sitton, Tom, 1949- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Rivers > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century. Rivers. Water-supply. California > Los Angeles. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) 1900-1999 Electronic books. History.
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