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Rivers in the Desert

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.

Subject
historybiography
Setting
los angelescaliforniaUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 303 pages

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