The Lost Frontier

When water from the Owens River spilled into the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, the lifeblood of the Owens Valley began to drain away. This book examines details of the Owens Valley's overlooked past--where the early pioneers came from, how they farmed and survived in this isolated arid environment--in order to provide insights into the processes, the patterns, the hardships, and the adjustments associated with colonizing this arid frontier.