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Lessons in Action, Agency, and Purpose From Buying a Ghost Town

The Art of Manliness

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Lessons from William Mulholland: Short-Term Thinking and Long-Term Consequences

This chapter explores the life of William Mulholland, a key figure in providing water to Los Angeles during its early 20th-century growth. It highlights the short-term decisions he made that resulted in long-lasting environmental repercussions, particularly the drying of Owens Lake.

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