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Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
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Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

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The rise and fall of William Mulholland, and the story of L.A.’s disastrous dam collapse: “A dramatic saga of ambition, politics, money and betrayal” (Los Angeles Daily News).
 
Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city.
 
This “fascinating history” chronicles Mulholland’s dramatic ascension to wealth and fame—followed by his tragic downfall after the sudden collapse of the dam he had constructed to safeguard the water supply (Newsweek). The disaster, which killed at least five hundred people, caused his repudiation by allies, friends, and a previously adoring community. Epic in scope, Rivers in the Desert chronicles the history of Los Angeles and examines the tragic fate of the man who rescued it.
 
“An arresting biography of William Mulholland, the visionary Los Angeles Water Department engineer . . . [his] personal and public dramas make for gripping reading.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A fascinating look at the political maneuvering and engineering marvels that moved the City of Angels into the first rank of American cities.” —Booklist
 
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Release dateApr 1, 2014
ISBN9781497613768
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Margaret Leslie Davis

<b>Margaret Leslie Davis</b> is the award-winning author of <i>The Culture Broker, Rivers in the Desert</i>, and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> bestseller <i>Dark Side of Fortune</i>. She lives in Los Angeles.

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