Rivers in the Desert

William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

Ranked #55 in Civil Engineering

A biography of William Mulholland, the engineer who designed and built the Los Angeles Aquaduct, which made possible the growth of the city of Los Angeles - the story that formed the basis for the Academy-Award-winning film Chinatown. less

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