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If anyone wants a deep dive on this subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert

• actionfromafar 6mo ago
  Or another kind of take: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_chinato https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8... (Chinatown)
  • willturman 6mo ago
    Or another kind of take: Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91707.The_Land_of_Little_Rain https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91707.The_Land_of_Little...
• jackconsidine 6mo ago
  Came here to post this. Dam good book on the shifty maneuvering that resulted in the Owens Valley Diversion and ultimately the population center that is LA.
  • hvb2 6mo ago
    That bit of history can't be left out. The engineering is super cool though.