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Loading... Life on the San Andreas Fault: A History of Portola Valleyby Nancy Lund
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A beautifully designed book, carefully printed and bound, the result of five years research and 1.5 years in production, this book relates the history of a small town in a seismically unstable but utterly beautiful valley near Palo Alto CA. From the native Ohlone inhabitants through the Spanish & Mexican occupation and the American conquest, and on through 19th and 20th century development, the town survived battles over land titles and water rights, bizarre agricultural ventures, earthquakes and landslides, to become a pioneer in the preservation of open space and a model of cooperation among citizens struggling for the common good. Profusely illustrated with maps, photographs, and superb paintings. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)979.469History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. California West central counties; San Francisco group San Mateo CountyLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |