Greetings From California

Author : Gary Crabbe
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760337284
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from California written by Gary Crabbe and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, fresh tribute to the Golden State, illustrated with gorgeous color photography, fascinating historical images, and cool memorabilia. Learn anew the legends, landmarks, and lore of historic sites, such as Bodie, Point Reyes, the Knights Ferry Bridge, Mission Santa Barbara, Carson Mansion in Old Town Eureka, Death Valley, Glacier Point, and Alcatraz. Delving into the people, places, and activities that have defined California through the years, this book explores all that makes California great: the Big Sur coast, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Napa Valley’s wine country, Hollywood, the redwood trees of Muir Woods, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, big game fishing, surfing, agriculture, politics, music, sports, and much, much more. Turn the pages for a visual feast of this extraordinary state!

Author : Monica Highland
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 9780932575715
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from Southern California written by Monica Highland and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gary Crabbe
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 161060248X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from California written by Gary Crabbe and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, fresh tribute to the Golden State, illustrated with gorgeous color photography, fascinating historical images, and cool memorabilia. Learn anew the legends, landmarks, and lore of historic sites, such as Bodie, Point Reyes, the Knights Ferry Bridge, Mission Santa Barbara, Carson Mansion in Old Town Eureka, Death Valley, Glacier Point, and Alcatraz. Delving into the people, places, and activities that have defined California through the years, this book explores all that makes California great: the Big Sur coast, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Napa Valley’s wine country, Hollywood, the redwood trees of Muir Woods, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, big game fishing, surfing, agriculture, politics, music, sports, and much, much more. Turn the pages for a visual feast of this extraordinary state!

Author : Kim Stringfellow
Publisher : Center for American Places
ISBN 13 : 9781935195320
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from the Salton Sea written by Kim Stringfellow and published by Center for American Places. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea is a man-made catastrophe, redolent with the smell of algae and decomposing fish. Nevertheless, the lake's vast, placid expanses continue to attract birdwatchers, tourists and artists. In Greetings from the Salton Sea, photographer Kim Stringfellow explores the history of California's largest lake from its disastrous beginnings—the "sea" was formed when Colorado River levees broke and spilled into a depression 280 feet below sea level—to its heyday as a desert paradise in the 1950s and its current state as an environmental battleground. Like the 400-plus species of birds that use the lake as a halfway point in their annual migration, developers flocked to the water too: they planted palm trees, built golf courses, and hired showstoppers such as the Beach Boys to perform at area resorts. These days, politicians seek to redirect the lake's only source of replenishment—agricultural runoff from surrounding farms—to water golf courses and green lawns elsewhere. Greetings from the Salton Sea's photographs capture the war among policymakers, environmentalists, developers, and the individuals still living along the lake's shores. As Stringfellow aptly documents, it is a war for water and, ultimately, for existence.

Author : Peter Moruzzi
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423647262
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from Los Angeles written by Peter Moruzzi and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of vintage photographs, postcards, magazine ads, and other ephemera tells the story of Los Angeles from dusty pueblo to thriving metropolis. Greetings from Los Angeles tells the story of the city’s long and largely forgotten history, from its early years as a tiny Spanish village through its many transitions over the centuries. Here are rare glimpses of Chinatown’s evolution; the orange empire; backyard oil wells; Venice of America; the roaring 1920s and corrupt 1930s; glamorous Wilshire Boulevard; movie studios and the lavish movie star estates; as well as theme parks such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Marineland of the Pacific. Through these images, readers witness the birth of midcentury modernism, futuristic Googie coffee shops, and the space-age Los Angeles International Airport. Author and architectural historian Peter Moruzzi offers insightful commentary that provides essential historical context

Author : Brian Butko
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493041681
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book Greetings from the Lincoln Highway written by Brian Butko and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lincoln Highway was the first continuous road to connect the coasts, allowing newly motorized Americans to cross the country by car. This book allows readers to travel across 100 years of the highway, from New York City to San Francisco, with stops at historic landmarks, bridges, taverns, movie palaces, diners, gas stations, ice cream stands, tourist cabins, and roadside attractions. Color maps and stories of the highway take readers through 14 states, with excerpts from memoirs and old postcards giving a feel for what early motoring was like--the good, the bad, and the muddy. The book is organized by state, with narrative information on what the original Lincoln Highway crossed through. There are historical tidbits and nostalgic details, along with information on what remains. This book is a useful treasure for travel planning and armchair reading.

Author : Andrew F. Wood
Publisher : Collectors Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781888054743
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Trip America written by Andrew F. Wood and published by Collectors Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes fast-food restaurants, motels, and unique roadside attractions in each of the fifty states, and features color photos of artifacts and vintage images.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The California Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
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Download or read book The California Alumni Fortnightly written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William B. Secrest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933502120
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greetings from Fresno written by William B. Secrest and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 200 vintage color postcards provide a unique perspective on the storied past of Fresno County. Postcards dating from as early as 1875 through the 1960s, many of which have never before been publicly available, are paired with brief passages that deftly position each card within its historical context. Many famous Fresno edifices which have long disappeared are revived again, including the El Rancho motel, the Carnegie Library, and the Pine Lake Lodge. Educational and inspiring, this exceptional compilation is a treasure trove for the regional history buff.