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| Author | : Lisa Robinson |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 129 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0738592293 |
The headwaters of the San Lorenzo River are just 15 miles from the city of San Jose and just 15 miles from the city of Santa Cruz, both thriving towns during the Mission period. Even so, a steep canyon, an almost impenetrable forest, and formidable grizzly bears ensured that these headwaters remained unexploited by Westerners until the 1880s. Once the rich natural resources such as vast forests of redwood lumber, lime deposits, and tan oaks were discovered, this virgin landscape was pillaged and plundered. A few enlightened individuals understood that the clear-cutting techniques of the lumber companies would soon result in the total loss of this natural wonder. Their endeavors resulted in the founding of California's first state park at Big Basin, saving this precious resource for future generations.
| Author | : Lisa Robinson |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 72 |
| Release | : 2010-12-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0578072440 |
The story of the San Lorenzo Valley Flume which operated between Boulder Creek and Felton in Santa Cruz County during the latter part of the 19th Century. The book explores the people who financed it, built it, played on it, worked on it, and, eventually, tore it down. It examines the method of construction and the challenges faced operating and maintaining the flume.
| Author | : Lisa Robinson |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2012-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781531662332 |
The headwaters of the San Lorenzo River are just 15 miles from the city of San Jose and just 15 miles from the city of Santa Cruz, both thriving towns during the Mission period. Even so, a steep canyon, an almost impenetrable forest, and formidable grizzly bears ensured that these headwaters remained unexploited by Westerners until the 1880s. Once the rich natural resources such as vast forests of redwood lumber, lime deposits, and tan oaks were discovered, this virgin landscape was pillaged and plundered. A few enlightened individuals understood that the clear-cutting techniques of the lumber companies would soon result in the total loss of this natural wonder. Their endeavors resulted in the founding of California's first state park at Big Basin, saving this precious resource for future generations.
| Author | : Laura Davis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 2021-10-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781954854215 |
This riveting memoir by Laura Davis, the author of The Courage to Heal, examines the endurance of mother-daughter love, how memory protects and betrays us, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past come knocking. When she published The Courage to Heal in 1988, Laura Davis helped more than a million women work through the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. But her decision to go public with her grandfather's incest deepened an already painful estrangement with her mother, Temme. Over the next twenty years, from a safe distance of three thousand miles, Laura and Temme reconciled their volatile relationship and believed that their difficult past was behind them. But when Temme moves across the country to entrust her daughter with the rest of her life, she brings a faltering mind, a fierce need for independence, and the seeds of a second war between them. As the stresses of caregiving rekindle Laura's rage over past betrayals, they threaten her intention to finally love her mother "without reservation." Will she learn what it means to be truly openhearted before it's too late?
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1 |
| Release | : 192? |
| Genre | : San Lorenzo Valley (Calif.) |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Derek R. Whaley |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2015-02-26 |
| Genre | : California |
| ISBN | : 9781508570738 |
Once there was an endless redwood wilderness, populated by only the hardiest of people. Then, the sudden blast of a steam whistle echoed across the canyons and the valleys-the iron horse had arrived in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Driven by the need to transport materials like lumber and lime to the rest of the world, the railroad brought people seeking out new ways of living, from the remote outposts along Bean and Zayante Creeks to the bustling towns of Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. Bridges and tunnels marked the landscape, and each new station, siding and spur signaled activity: businesses, settlements, and vacation spots. Summer resorts in the mountains evolved into sprawling residential communities which formed the backbone of the towns of the San Lorenzo Valley today. Much of the history of the locations along the route has since been forgotten. This is their story. Third Revision (February 2016) Addenda available at http://www.whaleyland.com/downloads/addenda1.3.pdf Exclusive CreateSpace Discount: Enter MU236Q6V into the coupon code field and get this book for $5.00 off! Offer only valid through CreateSpace. Review this book at GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25144919)
| Author | : Randall C. Brown |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : San Lorenzo Valley (Calif.) |
| ISBN | : 9780615527895 |
"This history tells of the effort to establish a voter-controlled utility district and the decades-long campaign to achieve public ownership of the most precious of all natural resources" -- p. [3] of cover.
| Author | : San Lorenzo Valley General Plan Citizens Review Committee |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1974 |
| Genre | : Regional planning |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Doris Marciel |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738546933 |
San Lorenzo has been a desirable place to live since 1847, when squatters built their cabins on the north side of San Lorenzo Creek, then part of two Mexican ranchos. When landowners could not evict their unwanted guests, the settlement known as Squatterville grew into a town at Four Corners, now the intersection of Hesperian and Lewelling Boulevards. Named San Lorenzo in 1854, over the next 90 years it developed into a close-knit rural community. The great shipyard boom during World War II brought many new families to one of the first self-contained communities of tract homes in the nation, initially developed by David D. Bohannon. This tract, San Lorenzo Village, helped swell the population of this unincorporated area, striving to hold its own between the urban encroachment of San Leandro and Hayward.
| Author | : Traci Bliss |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467145041 |
The epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s, when the surrounding communities saw their once "inexhaustible" redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the nation, but the more redwoods that fell to the woodman's axe, the greater the effects on the local climate. California's groundbreaking environmental movement attracted individuals from every walk of life. From the adopted son of a robber baron to a bohemian woman winemaker to a Jesuit priest, resilient campaigners produced an unparalleled model of citizen action. Join author Traci Bliss as she reveals the untold story of a herculean effort to preserve the ancient redwoods for future generations.
