Entrée principale:

Mulholland, Catherine, 1923-

Titre et auteur:

William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles / Catherine Mulholland.

Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2000.

Description:

xxi, 411 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index.
1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910.

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ISBN:

0520217241 (alk. paper)
9780520217249 (alk. paper)

Sujet:

Mulholland, William, 1855-1935.
Mulholland, William.
Water-supply California Los Angeles History.
Engineers California Los Angeles Biography.
Eau Approvisionnement Californie Los Angeles Histoire.
Ingénieurs Californie Los Angeles Biographies.
Engineers.
Water-supply.
Biografie
Wasserbau
Geschichte 1880-1935.
California Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Calif.

Classification/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
History.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 213831
Cote: TA140.M956 M8 2000
Statut: Disponible