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Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
Written by Margaret Leslie Davis
Narrated by Paul Boehmer
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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city.
This "fascinating history" chronicles Mulholland's dramatic ascension to wealth and fame-followed by his tragic downfall after the sudden collapse of the dam he had constructed to safeguard the water supply (Newsweek). The disaster, which killed at least five hundred people, caused his repudiation by allies, friends, and a previously adoring community. Epic in scope, Rivers in the Desert chronicles the history of Los Angeles and examines the tragic fate of the man who rescued it.
This "fascinating history" chronicles Mulholland's dramatic ascension to wealth and fame-followed by his tragic downfall after the sudden collapse of the dam he had constructed to safeguard the water supply (Newsweek). The disaster, which killed at least five hundred people, caused his repudiation by allies, friends, and a previously adoring community. Epic in scope, Rivers in the Desert chronicles the history of Los Angeles and examines the tragic fate of the man who rescued it.
Author
Margaret Leslie Davis
<b>Margaret Leslie Davis</b> is the award-winning author of <i>The Culture Broker, Rivers in the Desert</i>, and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> bestseller <i>Dark Side of Fortune</i>. She lives in Los Angeles.
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