Milpitas: A Century of Little Cornfields, 1852-1952 (Local History Studies, V. 30)

Loomis, Patricia

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Americans of Japanese ancestry, indeed all Americans Whose forebears were immigrants, will be grateful to Timothy Lukes and Gary Okihiro for writing this book, Japanese Legacy. This book tells the story of the Japanese immigrants who came to the Santa Clara Valley to work in the agricultural sector, and their economic and social struggle to become a part of that community. The story they tell is a microcosm of the struggle of the Americans of Japanese ancestry to become a part of this country. Norman Y. Mineta, M.C.

Japanese Legacy: Farming and Community Life in California Santa Clara Valley

History

Gary Y. Okihiro

Timothy J. Lukes

Americas

Uncle John's Stories for Good California Children

Uncle John

Here is a fascinating and unique look at the history of the "scow schooners" of the San Francisco Bay. These were specially modified sail boats that provided a necessary lifeline in the Bay area from the last half of the nineteenth century into the opening decades of the twentieth. Olmsted combines an interesting text with a wealth of rare photographs. He acquaints his reader with their design, their commerce, the waters on which they sailed, and the lifestyle of the men who manned them. Olmsted's research included first-hand interviews with surviving members of the crews who sailed in these ships, creating an intriguing history of a time now gone.

Scow Schooners of San Francisco Bay (Local History Studies Vol 33)

Olmsted, Roger R.

Olmsted, Nancy

Pomo Dawn of Song (Local History Studies, Vol 33)

Stevens, Lois Prante

Newburn, Jewell Malm

Pomo Dawn of Song

This is the history of a lnadmark California building and the people who have lived their lives in and around this California community. A lively text captures the story of Gilroy's city government form volunteer fire fighters and "frontier justice" through the events surrounding the two world wars. The building's transformation from city hall to popular restaurant telss an important historic preservation story.

Gilroy's Old City Hall, 1906-1989... (Local History Studies, Vol 34)

Woollacott, Angela

Pursell, Carroll

Myer, Chuck

Sunnyvale, California - In 1750 the land lay virtually untouched by Western civilization. A mere two hundred years later, a technological revolution had its beginning here. This book tells the story of Sunnyvale and its people from its earliest days through the emergence of the fruit industry to the birth of the high-technology enclave, the heart of today's Silicon Valley.

Sunnyvale: From the City of Destiny to the Heart of the Silicon Valley (Local History Studies : Vol 35)

Ignoffo, Mary Jo

George Washington Patterson and the Founding of Ardenwood [Jul 01, 1995] Keith E. Kennedy and Richard J. Orsi

George Washington Patterson and the Founding of Ardenwood

Keith E. Kennedy

#These essays originally appeared as a weekly column in the Saratoga news in 1996 and 1997.

Saratoga Stereopticon: A Magic Lantern of Memory (Local History Studies, V. 37)

Peck, Willys I.

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