Margaret Leslie Davis is the author of "Rivers in the DesertMargaret Leslie Davis is the author of "Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles "(1993: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles "(1993), winner of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Awar), winner of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Book. Davis is a California lawyer andd for Best Nonfiction Book. Davis is a California lawyer and graduate of Georgetown University. She is the former editor graduate of Georgetown University. She is the former editor of Arts and Humanities at the Excite Network. of Arts and Humanities at the Excite Network.