<p>Petaluma (CA) was for 80 years the "World's Egg Basket." In 1918 it was the richest little city in America. In this collection of 60+ oral histories, you learn of the radical Jewish chicken ranchers, the Japanese who were relocated in WWII, the stories of hardship, fellowship, laughter and pain.Photos include Luther Burbank, The Chicken Pharmacy (the world's only drugstores exclusively for poultry), Eric Nisson, hatcheryman, with Old Number One, and much much more.</p>

Petaluma's Poultry Pioneers

Lowry, Thea S.

Manifold Press

<p>A detailed history of Petaluma and a loving tribute to chickens in a beautifully produced book. Foreword by poet Gary Snyder, the author's brother.</p>

Empty Shells: The Story of Petaluma, America's Chicken City

History

Americas

Manifold Pr

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Petaluma's Poultry Pioneers

Empty Shells: The Story of Petaluma, America's Chicken City