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Tables of Contents for William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
xi
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgments
xix
The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855--1876
3
11
The City of Angels, 1877
14
9
The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878--1879
23
7
Advancing in the Water Business, 1880--1886
30
8
The New Superintendent, 1887--1892
38
10
Water Plots and Politics, 1893--1895
48
13
The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898--1900
61
14
The City's Victory over the ``Grand Monopoly,'' 1901--1902
75
13
New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903--1904
88
12
Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904
100
12
A Plan Revealed, 1905
112
14
Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906
126
15
The Big Job Begins, 1907
141
18
The Chief and the General, 1908
159
12
Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909
171
12
Troubles and Interruptions, 1910
183
13
Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911
196
13
The Investigation, 1912
209
19
The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913
228
21
After the Aqueduct, 1914--1919
249
16
A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920--1923
265
17
Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924
282
17
More Dynamite, 1925--1927
299
20
The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928--1935
319
14
Afterword
333
2
Notes
335
50
Bibiliography
385
8
Index
393