Legendary Locals Of Los Gatos

Author : Peggy Conaway Bergtold and Stephanie Ross Mathews
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101356

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos by Peggy Conaway Bergtold and Stephanie Ross Mathews Pdf

In 1878, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, builder of the Cats Estate, wrote "Good citizens are the riches of a city." From its beginning, Los Gatos has suffered no shortage of hardworking, inventive, entrepreneurial, and gifted people. Early orchardists found the land unbelievably productive, but their crops were threatened with disease and pesky infestations of gophers. John Bean and Zephyr Macabee provided solutions. Louise Van Meter was an unconventional teacher who championed the new concept of kindergarten. Neta Snook Southern defied traditional female roles to become a pilot. She taught Amelia Earhart to fly before retiring to Los Gatos, where she raised prunes, apricots, and miniature horses. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during one long, hot summer in town. Steve Wozniak settled in Los Gatos and donated computers to schools. The lives presented here have contributed to the sparkling legacy of the "Gem City of the Foothills."

Author : Peggy Conaway Bergtold,Stephanie Ross Mathews
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439645345

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos by Peggy Conaway Bergtold,Stephanie Ross Mathews Pdf

In 1878, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, builder of the Cats Estate, wrote Good citizens are the riches of a city. From its beginning, Los Gatos has suffered no shortage of hardworking, inventive, entrepreneurial, and gifted people. Early orchardists found the land unbelievably productive, but their crops were threatened with disease and pesky infestations of gophers. John Bean and Zephyr Macabee provided solutions. Louise Van Meter was an unconventional teacher who championed the new concept of kindergarten. Neta Snook Southern defied traditional female roles to become a pilot. She taught Amelia Earhart to fly before retiring to Los Gatos, where she raised prunes, apricots, and miniature horses. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during one long, hot summer in town. Steve Wozniak settled in Los Gatos and donated computers to schools. The lives presented here have contributed to the sparkling legacy of the Gem City of the Foothills.

Author : Jacqueline M. Sears
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439650783

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Legendary Locals of Holyoke by Jacqueline M. Sears Pdf

Holyoke is home to some of the most amazing and courageous individuals. In 1658, European pioneer John Riley, along with other early planters, was instrumental in establishing a community in the West Springfield area called Ireland Parish, which eventually became known as Holyoke. This tenacious man led the way for many other trailblazers, including George Ewing, who envisioned utilizing hydropower to operate factories and inspired town engineers to design one of the first planned cities in the United States. In 1898, the progressive Elizabeth Towne encouraged Holyoke residents and an international audience with her New Thought movement that advocated a healthy lifestyle. Another outstanding citizen, Timothy Alben, judiciously leads the Massachusetts State Police, while Holyoke’s Henry Jennings honorably served his country in the armed forces, as a commander of the Holyoke War Memorial Building, and on the Holyoke City Council. Barbara Bernard has astutely kept residents informed about current events for the last 70 years. Legendary Locals of Holyoke chronicles the community’s finest men and women who survived and prospered through harsh circumstances and against all odds.

Author : Chris Hunter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100984

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Legendary Locals of Pacifica by Chris Hunter Pdf

Pacifica has the nickname "Scenic Pacifica" because of its beautiful ocean vistas and lovely hillside views. Twelve miles south of San Francisco, the city of Pacifica grew rapidly, although not to the size that some had predicted. A haven for young families, Pacifica fostered strong leaders among housewives, environmental activists, and businesspeople. The strength of Pacifica, other than its natural beauty, has always been its people. The schools, service clubs, and athletic fields produced local celebrities, but the proximity to San Francisco helped forge more widely known legends. This combination of personalities helped make it possible to identify a broad spectrum of legendary locals, from a woman who was the first mayor of Pacifica to a successful comedian who earned national attention on Saturday Night Live and in the movies.

Author : Clarence Robert Tower and Ken Lichtenstein
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467101219

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Legendary Locals of Santa Clara by Clarence Robert Tower and Ken Lichtenstein Pdf

The city of Santa Clara lies in the very heart of the Santa Clara Valley, directly south of San Francisco Bay. It is the home base of the internationally famous Santa Clara Swim Club, the equally famous synchronized swim team the Santa Clara Aquamaids, the International Swim Center, and the San Francisco 49ers professional football team. It boasts world-class parks, theaters, museums, acting groups, a featured chorale, a nationally ranked drum and bugle corps, a major theme park, a convention center, and a first-class hotel system for those who wish to visit. Legendary Locals of Santa Clara celebrates the people who guided all of this to its realization.

Author : Pat Jollota
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1467100013

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Legendary Locals of Vancouver, Washington by Pat Jollota Pdf

Profiles Vancouver's most notable and notorious residents, from the city's namesake, British Captain George Vancouver, and explorer William Clark to modern day musicians and philanthropists.

Author : Juan Tejeda,Avelardo Valdez
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 0292781725

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Puro Conjunto by Juan Tejeda,Avelardo Valdez Pdf

A collection of thirty-three essays from the program-magazine from the Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio.

Author : Randy Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674758

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Only in Lamar, Missouri by Randy Turner Pdf

Lamar advertises itself as the city "where legends begin," and the city of four thousand lives up to that slogan. It was the place where frontier lawman Wyatt Earp first wore a star and where President Harry S Truman was born. When Truman successfully brought World War II to an end, the submarine fleets in the Atlantic and Pacific were commanded by Lamar High School graduates. Lamar's legends, however, are not limited to those who found fame after they left the city. Lamar was home to the longest-serving mayor in Missouri history, a legendary newspaperman, a football team that captured seven straight state championships and an infamous killer whose life was ended by a lynch mob. Author Randy Turner details these stories and much more.

Author : Dana Frank
Publisher : City Lights Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123842721

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Local Girl Makes History by Dana Frank Pdf

A Bay Area historian's nostalgic journey to childhood tourist attractions reveals their hidden stories and universal relevance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : California
ISBN : UCR:31210022136418

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Sunset by Anonim Pdf

Author : William J. Craddock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036008121

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Be Not Content by William J. Craddock Pdf

Author : Malcolm Margolin
Publisher : Heyday.ORIM
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1978-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597142175

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The Ohlone Way by Malcolm Margolin Pdf

A look at what Native American life was like in the Bay Area before the arrival of Europeans. Two hundred years ago, herds of elk and antelope dotted the hills of the San Francisco–Monterey Bay area. Grizzly bears lumbered down to the creeks to fish for silver salmon and steelhead trout. From vast marshlands geese, ducks, and other birds rose in thick clouds “with a sound like that of a hurricane.” This land of “inexpressible fertility,” as one early explorer described it, supported one of the densest Indian populations in all of North America. One of the most ground-breaking and highly-acclaimed titles that Heyday has published, The Ohlone Way describes the culture of the Indian people who inhabited Bay Area prior to the arrival of Europeans. Recently included in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 Western Non-Fiction list, The Ohlone Way has been described by critic Pat Holt as a “mini-classic.” Praise for The Ohlone Way “[Margolin] has written thoroughly and sensitively of the Pre-Mission Indians in a North American land of plenty. Excellent, well-written.” —American Anthropologist “One of three books that brought me the most joy over the past year.” —Alice Walker “Margolin conveys the texture of daily life, birth, marriage, death, war, the arts, and rituals, and he also discusses the brief history of the Ohlones under the Spanish, Mexican, and American regimes . . . Margolin does not give way to romanticism or political harangues, and the illustrations have a gritty quality that is preferable to the dreamy, pretty pictures that too often accompany texts like this.” —Choice “Remarkable insight in to the lives of the Ohlone Indians.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A beautiful book, written and illustrated with a genuine sympathy . . . A serious and compelling re-creation.” —The Pacific Sun

Author : Edward Kelley,Peggy Conaway
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738546615

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Railroads of Los Gatos by Edward Kelley,Peggy Conaway Pdf

The picturesque town of Los Gatos stands between the once verdant orchards of the Santa Clara Valley and the forested slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad arrived in 1878 and, within two years, laid track over the mountains to carry passengers, redwood, and tons of ripe produce. Less than a decade later it was purchased by Southern Pacific, and completely converted to standard gauge by 1909. Invigorating business and industry, the railroad remained a vital part of the economy of Los Gatos for over 80 years. Although the era of commercial rail ended in 1959, Billy Jones and his scaled-down Wildcat Railroad" still offered weekend rides at his ranch to guests, including Walt Disney. The Wildcat still operates in two local parks today."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Real estate business
ISBN : UCAL:$C212231

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California Real Estate Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : California, Northern
ISBN : PSU:000018012910

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Northern California Handbook by Anonim Pdf