Rivers in the Desert by Margaret Leslie Davis

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/81609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rivers in the Desert Author: Margaret Leslie Davis Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins Release date: 12-28-21 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings Genres: Engineering Publisher's Summary: Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city. This "fascinating history" chronicles Mulholland's dramatic ascension to wealth and fame - followed by his tragic downfall after the sudden collapse of the dam he had constructed.