William Deverell is Professor of History at the University of California and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Tom Sitton is a curator emeritus of history from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Together, they are authors of California Progressive Revisited and Metropolis in the Making.

"...the authors have created an important book that should raise an informed awareness among scholars and students alike in studying the complexities of how water has been an integral component in the growth and development of Los Angeles."

• Preface Introduction 1. Rivers of Growth 2. Harnessing the Rivers 3. Rivers in Nature Epilogue: What's Next? What's the Future? Notes Study Questions for Consideration Chronology Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

William Deverell is Professor of History at the University of California and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Tom Sitton is a curator emeritus of history from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Together, they are authors of California Progressive Revisited and Metropolis in the Making.

"...the authors have created an important book that should raise an informed awareness among scholars and students alike in studying the complexities of how water has been an integral component in the growth and development of Los Angeles."

• Preface Introduction 1. Rivers of Growth 2. Harnessing the Rivers 3. Rivers in Nature Epilogue: What's Next? What's the Future? Notes Study Questions for Consideration Chronology Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index