Water and the California Dream: Historic Choices for Shaping the Future

by David Carle

Book Overview

In the last one hundred years, imported water has transformed the environment of the Golden State and its quality of life, with land ownership patterns and real estate boosterism dramatically altering both urban and rural communities. The key to this transformation has been expanded access to water from the Eastern Sierra, the Colorado River, and Northern California rivers. "Whoever brings the water, brings the people," wrote engineer William Mulholland,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619026171
• ISBN13: 9781619026179
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"