01275cam a2200289 i 4500 981234882 TxAuBib 20150518120000.0 150318s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062251428 $15.80 0062251422 $15.80 NjBwBT NjBwBT NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Standiford, Les, author. Water to the angels : William Mulholland, his monumental aqueduct, and the rise of Los Angeles / Les Standiford. First edition. New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] xviii, 315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index. Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis. 2015/5. Mulholland, William 1855-1935. Water supply Los Angeles (Calif) History. Engineers Los Angeles (Calif) Biography.