Samfow: The San Joaquin Chinese Legacy

The book is a revealing portrait of the Chinese émigrés of western America, a people laughing, crying, fighting and loving in the Chinatown community of Stockton, California, the gateway to the Mother Lode and the San Joaquin Valley. Using a historical perspective, the author reviews why the Chinese left their native land and looks at the City of Stockton in which the Chinese settled. Being the third stop on the way to the gold fields, the development of a Chinese community within its township was a significant event. The author also discusses social and economic issues and the role of Chinese women and marriage in the culturally changing environment.

History

Minnick, Sylvia Sun

Americas

Heritage West Books

This book is more than a biography: it is the story of how one man made his fortune during the developmental years of two cities thousands of miles apart--Peoria, Illinois and Stockton, California. It is a personal history of a seventh-generation American whose family lineage began in Virginia during the American Revolution. The story encompasses the history of transportation--to include river barge traffic and rail transport.

From the Ohio to the San Joaquin: A Biography of William S. Moss 1798-1883

Biographies & Memoirs

Davis, Olive

Historical

This book fills a gap in the history of Nevada. Ranging from the 1860s to the present, the author details, in a scholarly manner, the development of the state's newspaper industry, recounting a few familial stories and the work of some famous Nevada newspapermen. More attention is given to the scarcely-known stories of mining camp journalism, the hoaxes disseminated, the ethnic newspapers along with the coverage of ethnic-centered events, and the politics and activities of the present newspaper empires.

Nevada Newspaper Days: A History of Journalism in the Silver State

Politics & Social Sciences

Highton, Jake

Social Sciences

This book fills a gap in the history of Nevada. Ranging from the 1860s to the present, the author details, in a scholarly manner, the development of the state's newspaper industry, recounting a few familial stories and the work of some famous Nevada newspapermen. More attention is given to the scarcely-known stories of mining camp journalism, the hoaxes disseminated, the ethnic newspapers along with the coverage of ethnic-centered events, and the politics and activities of the present newspaper empires.

What was life really like on the Oregon-California Trail? Learn the answers in this engaging and informative story of one family's trek westward on the eve of the great Gold Rush. Travel back in time to 1848 and accompany a family along the trail in this delightfully easy-to-read chronicle of the pioneering experience which helped shape the American psyche. Consider that choices had to be made: whether to use horses or oxen, what color to paint the wagon, and which route to take. Consider also, what daily life was like on the trail, what if a doctor is needed or a tragedy occurs? Most important, what was it like once one arrived at the destination?

Wagons West: Trail Tales 1848

Robert Shellenberger

Vineyards in the Sky: The Life of Legendary Vintner Martin Ray

Vineyards in the Sky is the lively biography of Martin Ray, the charismatic California vintner who launched America's Wine Revolution. This third edition has been updated with new text and photos by Barbara Marinacci. In Vineyards in the Sky you will view a century of California wine history, woven into the interconnected lives of French-born vintners Paul Masson and Martin Ray. Live vicariously those exciting years when Martin Ray owned Paul Masson's Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California from the mid 1930s to the early 1940s. Share the decades when Martin Ray, at his own vineyards on Mt Eden in the Santa Cruz Mountains, was host to internationally famous celebrities and wine connoisseurs. Glimpse through Martin Ray's turbulent career the eternal dream of wine that lures people to the winegrower's way of life. Experience all four dimensions of a forceful man who worked, loved, talked, laughed, fought, drank wine, enjoyed life, and dreamed in larger-than-life ways.

Ray, Eleanor

Heir to Paul Masson's legacy (whether legitimate or not is open to debate), Martin Ray was an influential winemaker from the 1930s through the early 1970s. His efforts improved the quality of our wines and his unique personality influenced many winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains, including David Bruce and Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards.

The book is a true story of a Los Angeles-born UCLA graduate's eyewitness account of Japan's invasional march into China prior to WWII. As a young doctor, the author decided to dedicate his life to help rebuild China under the revolutionary dreams of Mao Zidong. He did not realize that his Yankee independence would keep him from believing the dogma embraced by the masses. The next twenty six years of Chung's life were those of peaks and valleys including imprisonment under the Red Guard movement and assignment to a rehabilitation commune where he began a Barefoot Doctor program. Dr. Chung rose to prominence in the public health field in China and was a member of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization in Geneva. It was there that he planned his escape and returned to America.

Of Rats, Sparrows & Flies: A Lifetime in China

Chung, Arthur

Professionals & Academics

The book is a systematic compilation of places within California that have been of importance to the Chinese. Dividing the state into eight regions, the author provides a county-by-county history and geography of the sites that date from the mid 1800s to the present. The book offers over 1150 entries, more than 650 references and a foreword by Dr. Kevin Starr, California State Librarian.

California's Chinese Heritage: A Legacy of Places

McDannold, Thomas A.

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Samfow: The San Joaquin Chinese Legacy

Samfow: The San Joaquin Chinese Legacy

From the Ohio to the San Joaquin: A Biography of William S. Moss 1798-1883

Nevada Newspaper Days: A History of Journalism in the Silver State

Nevada Newspaper Days: A History of Journalism in the Silver State

Wagons West: Trail Tales 1848

Vineyards in the Sky: The Life of Legendary Vintner Martin Ray

Vineyards in the Sky: The Life of Legendary Vintner Martin Ray

Of Rats, Sparrows & Flies: A Lifetime in China

California's Chinese Heritage: A Legacy of Places