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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Signature Page………………………………………………………………………..……….ii
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….……….iii
Dedication………………………………………………………………………………….….v
List of Tables………………………………………………………………………………….x
List of Figures………………………………………………………………………………..xii
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………….......xvi
Chapter I: Introduction………………………………………..………………………………1
Historical Background………………………………………………………………...3
Study Area…………………………………………………………………………….6
Methodology…………………………………………………………………………..8
Research Questions……………………………………………………………………9
Chapter II: Historical Background………………………….……………………………….14
Water Resources in the West………………………………………………………...14
Pueblo into City: Mulholland and the First Los Angeles Aqueduct…………………16
Construction of the St. Francis Dam………………………………………..…….….23
Physical Setting of the Dam and Flood Path………………………………………...26
Everything in its Path: Details of the Disaster……………………………………….29
Recovery Efforts: Care of the Survivors and Disposal of the Dead…………………36
Restoration Efforts: Citizens Committees’ and the Claims Process…………………39
Legacy..........................................................................................................................41
Chapter III: Theoretical Perspectives………………………………………………………..45
Mnemonic Communities: Identity, Memory, and Heritage as a Social Process…….46
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