- Environmental conditions, History, Rivers, New York Times reviewed
In the artificial landscape that is contemporary Los Angeles, Gumprecht observes, perhaps nothing symbolizes the role of human beings in changing the face of the earth more than the exploitation and transformation of the Los Angeles River.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Blake Gumprecht
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 377
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780801860478
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“WALKING ALONG THE CONCRETE BANKS OF THE LOS Angeles River, straight and smooth and wide, it is hard to imagine what the river might once have been.”
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