Rialto, California has always been a growing place. At first a charming town populated mostly by citrus growers, the city seemed to know no limits in the 1950s as Route 66 attracted more and more commuters to the area. For several years, Rialto was officially the fastest-growing city in the United States. Rialto’s lush groves and towering eucalyptus windbreaks were gradually replaced by subdivisions, but the spectacular San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains remained.

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Adams, John Anthony

Biographies & Memoirs

Arcadia Publishing

Dirt

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Texas A&M University Press

You probably loved it as a kid. Dirt was a toy, it made great mud pies, and it got you in trouble when you tracked it into the house. To adults, that childhood joy may be a formidable foe; if the shrubbery won't thrive, if the foundation of the house cracks. Or if heavy rains don't sink into the ground but flood streets, cars, and homes instead, the soil often gets the blame. The fact is, most people still know, no more about this important element of nature than the knowledge they gained in a sandbox or at the playground. "Dirt" is not a textbook but rather a treasury of fascinating and myth-exploding facts for everyone from weekend gardeners to builders to seekers of conversation tidbits. What did the Civil War have to do with soil science? How do sand dunes bury villages? What is a pingo and why does it cause "drunken trees"? Does scientific evidence support the theories behind organic gardening and the causes of acid rain? Other topics discussed include government policies, types of soils and their properties, and mankind's effects on soil and the environment. Concise and easy-to-understand explanations as well as anecdotes and discussions of unexpected aspects of soil, water, agriculture, history, and technology will educate while entertaining. Beautifully illustrated, "Dirt" will surely make readers see an old friend in a new light. John Anthony Adams is a Phi Beta Kappa orange grower in San Bernardino County, California. He has worked as a soil scientist for the California Desert District of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and his interests now focus on gardening and writing.

Technology

Texas A & M Univ Pr

Ronnie Featherstone writes uproariously about growing up in the 50s and 60s in Southern California.

Ronnie's Nine Lives: Growing Up Dangerously In The 50s And 60s

Humor & Entertainment

Featherstone, Ronnie

Humor

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The book contains ghost stories from a haunted church building in Rialto, California that is operated by the Rialto Historical Society.

The Little Girl In The Window: A True Ghost Story

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

This book will undoubtedly become the classic history of Rialto, California. It is exhaustively researched, extremely informative, and unlike many history books, most entertaining. It is an important story of the evolution of a beautiful location in Southern California through its idyllic years as a small citrus town, into its present condition as a city of 100,000 people with problems ranging from crime and budget difficulties to a landscape dominated by mega-warehouses and housing tracts. It is available from Amazon.com for $15

Scammers, Schemers, and Dreamers: The Turbulent History of Early Rialto

History

Rialto, California has always been a growing place. At first a charming town populated mostly by citrus growers, the city seemed to know no limits in the 1950s as Route 66 attracted more and more commuters to the area. For several years, Rialto was officially the fastest-growing city in the United States. Rialto's lush groves and towering eucalyptus windbreaks were gradually replaced by subdivisions, but the spectacular San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains remained.

Rialto

Americas

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

The Haunted Rialto, California Orange Grove

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

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