(print) 229 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

1. Introduction : Metropolitan Entrepreneurship and the Los Angeles Basin 1 -- 2. Business Beginnings 19 -- 3. Apprenticeship Years in San Francisco, 1892-1901 30 -- 4. Trolleys, Real Estate, and Electric Power, 1898-1903 48 -- 5. Shaping the Basin and Developing the Economy, 1903-1907 68 -- 6. Changing Course and Shifting Gears, 1908-1913 98 -- 7. Twilight of the Business Triad, 1914-1917 117 -- 8. Organized Labor, 1900-1920 135 -- 9. Conclusion : The Huntington Legacy 147 -- Appendixes 161 -- Acknowledgments 167 -- Notes 169 -- Bibliography 205 -- Index 221