books.google.com - William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a self-taught engineer, was the chief architect of the Owens Valley Aqueduct--a project ranking in magnitude and daring with the Panama Canal--that brought water...http://books.google.com/books/about/William_Mulholland_and_the_Rise_of_Los_A.html?id=iP575do7D48C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareWilliam Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles
