Remi A. Nadeau (1920–2016)

This book, whose 4th edition was published in 1997, looks at how southern California has sought out water in distant rivers to support its growth. The book primarily looks at the "theft" of the Owens River in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and then at how the Colorado River supports so much of California - a state that puts almost no water into that desert river. The book concludes with a look at the State Water Project that takes water from the northern Sierra Feather River and transports it show more all the was to near San Diego. The book concludes with the statement about a future when Los Angeles could no longer acquire any additional water: "To many this would not be a problem, but a solution." show less

Great telling of the epic nature of bringing water and its founding impact on Los Angeles.

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