{"product_id":"thirsty-william-mulholland-california-water-and-the-real-chinatown-9781947856349","title":"Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real Chinatown","description":"\u003ci\u003eThirsty\u003c\/i\u003e is the history of Los Angeles and its fraught relationship with water. As a city on the make since the early twentieth century, Los Angeles' resources fought hard to keep up with its unchecked growth. The city's water chief William Mulholland built an aqueduct to grab water over 200 miles away in Owens Valley, but it wasn't enough. \u003ci\u003eThirsty\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping tale of Los Angeles' epic battles for water, the larger-than-life characters that shaped a city's destiny, and the man-made tragedy that killed 400 and forever changed the way water would be harnessed and allocated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2208643\"\u003eMarc Weingarten\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947856349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947856340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036140\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Weingarten\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStation to Station\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gang that Wouldn't Write Straight\u003c\/i\u003e; the co-editor of the anthologies \u003ci\u003eYes is the Answer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHere She Comes Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and producer of the films \u003ci\u003eGod Bless Ozzy Osbourne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Other One\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Malibu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668925518061,"sku":"9781947856349","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d2b5d299-bcea-49fc-94e9-f3c715a054fe.jpg?v=1649463035","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/thirsty-william-mulholland-california-water-and-the-real-chinatown-9781947856349","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}