Excerpt from Who's Who in the Pacific Southwest: A Compilation of Authentic Biographical Sketches of Citizens of Southern California and Arizona This work is submitted to the public with confidence in its usefulness and value, and without a misgiving as to its hearty reception. Preparing and editing the volume have required several months of painstaking labor by a large force of experts, and the publishers do not hesitate to say that they are gratified with the result, since this publication stands without any counterpart in West Coast literature. The book is modeled after the standard of all works of this character, "Who's Who," published in England. All eulogistic matter has been omitted; only a bare statement of facts has been made, in each case, in conformity with "Who's Who" style. No other style is permissible in a work in which all sketches are prepared from data furnished by the subjects themselves. In conforming strictly to this idea the publishers feel that they have achieved a work of character and dignity. Every art, profession and industry is represented in the brief life-sketches of their exponents; and in these pages will be found more complete data respecting a greater number of residents of the Pacific Southwest than ever was compiled before. The purpose has been to gather these little life histories of people who have contributed to the making of the great Pacific Southwest into a volume accessible to all. It contains approximately 4,000 sketches of representative people in every reputable walk of life, and will be of recognized value to every one who keeps abreast of the times and is interested in what those with whom he deals have done and are doing. This work is entirely different from the ordinary biographical publication, inasmuch as no space has been sold. All sketches are unpaid for and printed with the sole object of giving the public a representative work, in which the sale of space was not the object, on the same plan as encyclopedias and other standard works of reference. It is obvious that such a book, to be of value to the diversified interests to which it appeals, must be as accurate as conscientious work can make it. Absolute reliability has been the great aim of the publication, and the long service of the publishers to the public is its best guarantee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

More than four centuries have passed since Europeans first set eyes on the Pacific, that vast ocean about which earlier generations had theorized and fantasized. They soon ventured forth in search of undiscovered lands, unknown peoples, and imagined riches . Eventually, the Pacific came to reflect the rivalries of Europe, as Spanish explorers were followed by the Dutch, the English, and the French, and then by traders and colonizers. Now, for the first time, collected in a single, convenient reference volume, readers will be able to find details of the lives and achievements of those who took part in this great era of exploration. This biographical dictionary includes the major figures of the voyages of exploration, as well as missionaries, traders, whalers, naturalists, and others who by accident or design contributed to European discovery in the Pacific between the sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholars and others interested in this era will be able to identify easily and promptly the people they come across in their reading, situate them in their proper context, and gain an idea of their background, travels, and achievements. John Dunmore has scrutinized a wealth of primary and secondary sources to amass the information collected here. Some biographies are lengthy-noted individuals, like Cook, have spawned a massive bibliography — while others reflect the sparsity of the historical record. Who 's Who in Pacific Navigation includes a detailed bibliography, organized by country, to aid those wishing to delve further into any subject. The comprehensive index makes the information in the volume easily accessible.

Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of Southern California's history. In the first full-length biography of the water and civil engineer, his granddaughter provides insights into the triumphant completion of the Owens Valley Aqueduct and the San Francisquito Dam tragedy that ended his career. Archival photos. 7 maps.