{"product_id":"rivers-in-the-desert-9781497638785","title":"Rivers in the Desert","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe rise and fall of William Mulholland, and the story of L.A.’s disastrous dam collapse: “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic saga of ambition, politics, money and betrayal” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRivers in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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 to safeguard the water supply (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e). The disaster, which killed at least five hundred people, caused his repudiation by allies, friends, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpigraph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1 - Genesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2 - Hand of Betrayal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3 - Sweet Stolen Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4 - Faithful Servant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5 - Noise of Many Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6 - Blood of Sacrifice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7 - Deliverance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8 - Prodigal Daughter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9 - Eden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10 - Wars in Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11 - Unbowed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12 - Retribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13 - Rivers of Hades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15 - Persecution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16 - Judgment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17 - Redemption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 18 - Kingdom of Angels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50059006247255,"sku":"9781497638785","price":17.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781497638785.jpg?v=1740453515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rivers-in-the-desert-9781497638785","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}