My grandfather was a notable resistor in this battle over water rights between Los Angeles bankers and the pioneer farmers of Owens Valley. He made it into the history books for his role, but was bankrupted, lost everything, and ultimately committed suicide.
Good deeds rarely go unpunished.
https://lithub.com/the-water-war-that-polarized-1920s-california/
My grandfather was a notable resistor in this battle over water rights between Los Angeles bankers and the pioneer farmers of Owens Valley. He made it into the history books for his role, but was bankrupted, lost everything, and ultimately committed suicide.
Good deeds rarely go unpunished.
https://lithub.com/the-water-war-that-polarized-1920s-california/