Building the Ultimate Dam
Building the Ultimate Dam

Author: Donald C. Jackson

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780806137339

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Offers compelling insight into how designer Eastwood battled government bureaucrats, corporate patrons, and fellow hydraulic engineers to build seventeen dams in the western U.S. during the early twentieth century based on his innovative multiple-arch design. Reprint.

Henry E. Huntington and the Creation of Southern California
Henry E. Huntington and the Creation of Southern California

Author: William B. Friedricks

Publisher: Ohio State University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0814205534

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Henry E. Huntington, nephew and protégé of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Collis Huntington, decided to invest his fortune in developing interurban railroads serving the Los Angeles Basin, beginning in 1898 and working through 1920. With enough capital to put railroads where he felt they would work best, he exerted considerable influence on the early growth of Southern California. He also invested in a number of other regional industries, and as an avid collector of rare books and art, he and his second wife Arabella created a notable cultural legacy as well.

The Valley's Legends & Legacies IV
The Valley's Legends & Legacies IV

Author: Catherine Morison Rehart

Publisher: RSM Press

Published: 2002-05

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9781884995217

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Shows the sacrifices and successes, the toils and triumphs of those who preceded us, each contributing his or her measure to the legacy of California's Central Valley. This title chronicles the intriguing and humorous stories of the colourful Valley inhabitants who created the legends and bestowed the legacies on those of us.