In his book water and power, author and historian william l. After a strong start to a story of william mulholland and l. Les standiford shines light on noir icon william mulholland. In the 1880s, the city was a reasonably large pueblo but couldnt grow any larger due to the lack of a water supply for new businesses and inhabitants. Les standiford, an accomplished novelist, sets out to tell this gripping story in water to the angels. Quietly as he slept, william mulholland, veteran engineer and renowned the world over as the builder of the owens river aqueduct, died yesterday at his home, 226 south st. The making of a san fernando valley town by mulholland, catherine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The making of a san fernando valley town 1987, a reminiscence of the founding of the community of canoga park in the west san fernando valley. Water to the angels includes 8 pages of photographs.
William mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern californias history. Standifords book starts, full of portent, on march 12, 1928, just before. Friendly but scholarly, the book reframed his legacy in a more nuanced way than other works that portrayed him as an imperial force who ensured water for the arid city by exploiting the owens valley to build the. Standiford last train to paradise takes on and defends despite claims that the book is merely factual the controversial and steadfast william mulholland, who developed and oversaw the see. It was the beginning of the proverbial rise and fall for william mulholland. The creation and operation of the aqueduct led to the di. Mulholland, a selftaught engineer, was the chief architect of the owens valley aqueducta project ranking in. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. He was among the people included in the west, an eightpart documentary series that premiered on pbs stations in 1996. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Catherine mulholland books list of books by author.
The rise and fall of william mulholland by margaret leslie davis isbn. The rise and fall of william mulholland, and the story of l. Catherine mulholland 19232011 find a grave memorial. I am sure william mulhollands true story is fascinating, but this book has more in it. University of california press, 2000 dlc 99048289 ocolc42598444. William mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of. Les standiford, author of many fiction and nonfiction books, including his latest water to the angels.
In 1907, irish immigrant william mulholland designed and began to build one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history. William mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of. Mulholland, a selftaught engineer, was the chief architect of the owens valley aqueduct. Whether a fictional piece deserves attention in a historical book is debatable. Calabasas girls, an intimate history, 18851912 1976, pertaining to the early pioneering of the southwest san fernando valley city.
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