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The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth

The Los Angeles River A history of the Los Angeles River, and its change from a meandering paradise for nature to the concrete-lined, graffiti-marked eyesore it is today. Gumprecht demonstrates that large parts of Los Angeles could not have been developed if the river's nature had not been controlled.

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