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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies History |
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Named Person: | William Mulholland; William Mulholland; William Mulholland; William Mulholland |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Catherine Mulholland |
ISBN: | 0520217241 9780520217249 |
OCLC Number: | 42598444 |
Description: | xxi, 411 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 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. |
Responsibility: | Catherine Mulholland. |
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