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Vision Or Villainy - Origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Water Controversy (Paperback): Abraham Hoffman Vision Or Villainy - Origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Water Controversy (Paperback)
Abraham Hoffman
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Seventy-five years ago the growing city of Los Angeles, amid considerable conflict, appropriated water from a rural area 250 miles away. Still unresolved, the controversy surrounding the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Aqueduct has long since moved from the personal, even violent level fictionalized in the movie "Chinatown" to the dry realm of court proceedings, injunctions, and environmental impact reports. But water remains a problem in California, and the questions raised by these events--the rights of a rural area versus a growing metropolitan area, environmental issues, and levels of government responsibility--are of recognized national importance today.
Much of the history of the controversy has been incompletely or imperfectly reported. Conventional accounts have focused on city versus valley, overlooking the role of the federal government. Others espouse the "conspiracy" theory popularized in "Chinatown"," " dealing in plots and personalities. Relying on primary sources, many unused until now, Dr. Hoffman demonstrates how the utilitarian views of Theodore Roosevelt and his agents in the Geological Survey, the Reclamation Service, and the Bureau of Forestry helped determine the future of Los Angeles and the fate of Owens Valley. A model of historical reporting, this book redresses the balance in a record that too often has been oversimplified, usually at the expense of the city and often in terms of heroes and villains.

CliffsNotes United States History II - Quick Review (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Paul Soifer, Abraham Hoffman CliffsNotes United States History II - Quick Review (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Paul Soifer, Abraham Hoffman
R460 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
CliffsNotes American Government - Quick Review (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Paul Soifer, Abraham Hoffman, D. Stephen Voss CliffsNotes American Government - Quick Review (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Paul Soifer, Abraham Hoffman, D. Stephen Voss
R462 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R77 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Los Angeles and the Owens Valley - Essays on Century-Long Water Dispute (Paperback): Abraham Hoffman Los Angeles and the Owens Valley - Essays on Century-Long Water Dispute (Paperback)
Abraham Hoffman
R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Where The Sun Never Shines - Essays in Southern California History (Paperback): Abraham Hoffman Where The Sun Never Shines - Essays in Southern California History (Paperback)
Abraham Hoffman
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
California's Deadliest Earthquakes - A History (Hardcover): Abraham Hoffman California's Deadliest Earthquakes - A History (Hardcover)
Abraham Hoffman
R780 R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rene Descartes (English, German, Paperback): Abraham Hoffman, Hoffmann Abraham 1879- Rene Descartes (English, German, Paperback)
Abraham Hoffman, Hoffmann Abraham 1879-
R620 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R98 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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