Water and Power: The Conflict Over Los Angeles' Water Supply in the Owens ValleyWATER AND POWER lays out the history of Los Angeles in exhaustive detail, concentrating on the period from 1904 though 1930, during which time the LADWP acquired the water rights to the Owen River, constructed the aqueduct, and fought an endless series of legal and political battles to keep the water. Specific sections on William Mulholland and other major players -- "General" Harrison Otis, Harry Chandler, Lippincott and others. |
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