American Alcalde Los Angeles History Chronicled Through Stories of its Mayoral Elections: Volume IV: 1892 - 1909 Water Wars

The American Alcalde series chronicles over 175 years of Los Angeles mayoral election history, detailing the municipality's transformation from a once small Spanish and Mexican pueblo into the preeminent global city it is today.This volume includes stories about Meredith Snyder, a self-made man who led the way for his city to recapture its water rights during four terms at City Hall. Fred Eaton, the Owens Valley visionary who along with William Mulholland quenched the thirst of parched Angelenos by transporting Central California water over 150 miles south to the City of Angels. Arthur Harper, a popular hardware store owner and mayor, up until becoming entangled in a shocking sex scandal. And Dr. Walter Lindley, the prodigious practitioner who did more than anyone to educate Angelenos about the importance of hygiene and good health during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.