{"product_id":"water-and-los-angeles-william-f-deverell-9780520292420","title":"Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941","description":"A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. The remarkable urban and suburban trajectory of southern California since then cannot be fully understood without reference to the ways in which each of these three river systems came to be connected to the future of the metropolitan region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three rivers and the challenges and opportunities they presented to those who would come to make Los Angeles a global power. Full of primary sources and original documents, \u003ci\u003eWater and Los Angeles \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William F. Deverell, Tom Sitton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520292421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520292420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"William F. Deverell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919956082943,"sku":"9780520292420","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f3201c0a-1797-42a6-9a59-06b453faf179.jpg?v=1680812842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-and-los-angeles-william-f-deverell-9780520292420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}