Ro de Dios: Thirteen Histories of the Los Angeles River

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From its headwaters in Calabasas to the tidal mouth in San Pedro, the Los Angeles River is many things--an open air art gallery, a wildlife corridor, a history lesson, a storm drain, and a metaphor for missed chances balanced against the hope of future possibilities. Once integrated into one of the largest estuary and floodplain systems in Calif

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Hood is the author of six books, including Rio de Dios and Bombing Ploesti, both published by Red Hen Press. A graduate of UC Irvine's poetry program, he has also done work in American studies and photography. Awards include a Fulbright and pending grants with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.