Santa Barbara's Royal Rancho
Author: Walker A. Tompkins
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780831070205
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Author: Walker A. Tompkins
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780831070205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Walker A Tompkins
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2019-01-13
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 178912316X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen this book was first published as a bestseller in 1960, reviewers noted that the 400-year history of Ranchero Dos Pueblos mirrored in microcosm the history of California itself. Dos Pueblos bears one of California’s oldest place-name, christened by Cabrillo during his voyage of discovery in 1542. Dubbed a “royal rancho” by historians because it was a gift of King Carlos III of Spain, Dos Pueblos was intended to support Mission Santa Barbara during the presidio period following Santa Barbara’s founding in 1782. The first private owner, Irish-born Nicholas A. Den, a medical man, was awarded ownership of the ranch in 1842 by Mexican governor Juan B. Alvarado. When Col. John C. Fremont came over the mountain to seize Santa Barbara for the U.S. during the Mexican War, he emerged onto Dos Pueblos Ranch. During the Gold Rush of ‘49, Den made his fortune selling Dos Pueblos beef to mining camps. Following Den’s death in 1862 the ranch was subdivided among his widow and numerous children. Before and after the turn of the century Royal Ranch was the scene of many diverse activities. One of its later owners bred racehorses. Another converted Dos Pueblos into the world’s largest orchid farm. A major oil company established off-shore petroleum production from pumps operated on the ranch. At the present time the historic spread specializes in such exotic crops as macadamia, cherimoyas and avocados.
Author: Walker A. Tompkins
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 323
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Adam S. McHugh
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2022-10-11
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 151400089X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This is the story of how wine brought me back from the dead." Join Adam McHugh as he ends one career and discovers a new life in wine among the grapevines of the Santa Ynez Valley of California. This memoir takes you on Adam's journey toward new life and healing through the good gifts of wine, friendship, and a sense of place.
Author: Jarrell Jackman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-01-30
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1493070754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnique in California history—and beloved by visitors and residents alike—the city of Santa Barbara boasts three great historical properties: the Mission, the Courthouse, and the Presidio. Least known is the Presidio. This book fills this vacuum, beginning with the story of its adobe construction between 1784 and 1790. This itself was preceded by the construction of three other Spanish forts: Monterey (1770), San Diego (1773), and San Francisco (1776). All four Presidios helped secure the Spanish settlement of Alta or Upper California, as the mixed-racial soldiers and their families became the first Spanish settlers of the region. The Santa Barbara Presidio was the last Spanish fort founded and built not only in California, but in all of Spanish North America, an area that, in its day, covered much of the southern portion of the modern United States from Florida to California. This book celebrates the Santa Barbara Presidio’s place in not only American history but also that of Spain, and honors the community that came together to ensure its preservation and faithful reconstruction.
Author: Jon M Erlandson
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2008-09-16
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 0874808790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA summary of the deep history of Tecolote Canyon, a beautiful area of California's Santa Barbara coast that has been occupied by humans for at least 9000 years, using data from archaeology, ecology, geology, and geography.
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 286
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard L. Nostrand
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-01-19
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1538103974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis outstanding text provides students with the essential foundation in the historical geography of the United States. Distinguished scholar Richard L. Nostrand skillfully synthesizes decades of historical geography research in an engaging and thought-provoking overview. His regional geography framework emphasizes the three themes central to cultural geography—cultural ecology, cultural diffusion, and cultural landscape—to explain the formation and change of culture regions in the United States. He shows convincingly that regions are a valuable pedagogical device for developing students’ understanding of place and context.
Author: Marc Grossman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 143894781X
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