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The Los Angeles River

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An edition of The Los Angeles River (1999)

The Los Angeles River

its life, death, and possible rebirth

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In the artificial landscape that is contemporary Los Angeles, Gumprecht observes, perhaps nothing symbolizes the role of human beings in changing the face of the earth more than the exploitation and transformation of the Los Angeles River. Modified beyond recognition, its flow tapped before it even reached the surface, the river was used, abused, and forgotten.

In recent years, however, there has been a growing interest in revitalizing its course - part of an expanding worldwide movement to revive urban rivers. The new attention that is being paid to the river highlights the need for a more complete telling of its history. The Los Angeles River offers the first comprehensive account of a river that helped give birth to one of the world's great cities, significantly shaped its development, and promises to play a key role in its future.

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Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Pages
369

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Subjects

Environmental conditions, History, Rivers, New York Times reviewed, Los angeles (calif.), history

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Los Angeles River (Calif.)

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Cover of: The Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth (Creating the North American Landscape)
March 1, 2001, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Cover of: The Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River: its life, death, and possible rebirth
1999, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-355) and index.

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Baltimore
Series
Creating the North American landscape

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Dewey Decimal Class
979.4/93
Library of Congress
F868.L8 G86 1999, F868.L8G86 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 369 p. :
Number of pages
369

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OL380241M
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losangelesriveri0000gump
ISBN 10
0801860474
LCCN
98042432
OCLC/WorldCat
98042432, 39897332
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186544
Goodreads
2540690

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"WALKING ALONG THE CONCRETE BANKS OF THE LOS Angeles River, straight and smooth and wide, it is hard to imagine what the river might once have been."

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