Water To The Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, And The Rise Of Los Angeles,New

Water To The Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, And The Rise Of Los Angeles,New

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In This Incredibly Timely Book, Les Standiford Chronicles William Mulhollands Heroic Drive To Bring Water To Los Angeles And Thus To Create The City We Know Today. Its A Powerfuland Beautifully Toldstory Of Hubris, Ingenuity, And, Ultimately, Deepest Tragedy.Erik Larson, Bestselling Author Of Dead Wake And In The Garden Of Beaststhe Author Of Last Train To Paradise Tells The Story Of The Largest Public Water Project Ever Createdwilliam Mulhollands Los Angeles Aqueducta Story Of Gilded Age Ambition, Hubris, Greed, And One Determined Man Who'S Vision Shaped The Future And Continues To Impact Us Today.In 1907, Irish Immigrant William Mulholland Conceived And Built One Of The Greatest Civil Engineering Feats In History: The Aqueduct That Carried Water 223 Miles From The Sierra Nevada Mountains To Los Angelesallowing This Small, Resourcechallenged Desert City To Grow Into A Modern Global Metropolis. Drawing On New Research, Les Standiford Vividly Captures The Largerthenlife Engineer And The Breathtaking Scope Of His Sixyear, $23 Million Project That Would Transform A Region, A State, And A Nation At The Dawn Of Its Greatest Century.With Energy And Colorful Detail, Water To The Angels Brings To Life The Personalities, Politics, And Powerincluding Bribery, Deception, Force, And Bicoastal Financial Warfarebehind This Dramatic Event. At A Time When The Importance Of Water Is Being Recognized As Never Beforeconsidered By Many Experts To Be The Essential Resource Of The Twentyfirst Centurywater To The Angels Brings Into Focus The Vigor Of A Fabled Era, The Might Of A Larger Than Life Individual, And The Scale Of A Priceless Construction Project, And Sheds Critical Light On A Past That Offers Insights For Our Future.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

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