The Santa Clara Valley, with its rich soil and sunny weather, has been home to great diversity and great innovation long before it became known as Silicon Valley.
California’s first immigrants from Mexico were astonished by its beauty. “The land is moist and the hills have an abundance of rosemary and herbs, sunflowers in bloom, vines as plentiful as a vineyard,” wrote one. From the movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era who once came to play to billionaires who grew apricots for pleasure, the valley has hosted orchards, electric railroads, Army camps and even a love-st... Read More
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The Santa Clara Valley, with its rich soil and sunny weather, has been home to great diversity and great innovation long before it became known as Silicon Valley.
California’s first immigrants from Mexico were astonished by its beauty. “The land is moist and the hills have an abundance of rosemary and herbs, sunflowers in bloom, vines as plentiful as a vineyard,” wrote one. From the movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era who once came to play to billionaires who grew apricots for pleasure, the valley has hosted orchards, electric railroads, Army camps and even a love-st... Read More
The Santa Clara Valley, with its rich soil and sunny weather, has been home to great diversity and great innovation long before it became known as Silicon Valley.
California’s first immigrants from Mexico were astonished by its beauty. “The land is moist and the hills have an abundance of rosemary and herbs, sunflowers in bloom, vines as plentiful as a vineyard,” wrote one. From the movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era who once came to play to billionaires who grew apricots for pleasure, the valley has hosted orchards, electric railroads, Army camps and even a love-struck poet.
Join author and historian Robin Chapman as she uncovers the true tales of this ever-changing place.
Details
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 25th July 2022
State: California
ISBN: 9781467151474
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) HISTORY / United States / 20th Century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
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As a longtime historian & journalist, I used to contribute interesting items to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning San Francisco Chronicle columnist, Herb Caen. He would have been very happy with the exhaustive research done by Robin Chapman, a former well-known television journalist in San Francisco & Washington D.C., for her latest presentation.In her sixth book, Chapman keeps her literary fans delighted by continuing to dust off fascinating facts, not known by most of the public.The collection of stories covers some of the interesting people and events that happened here in the 20th century, with tales about celebrities like Bing Crosby, Alfred Hitchcock and Esther Williams, as well as more local legends like Juana Briones and Lope Inigo.It’s a great companion to the previous works by the Santa Clara Valley native, “California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley” and “Historic Bay Area Visionaries.” San Jose Mercury NewsAn affectionate download from the heart ... Jeanne Cooper, Nob Hill Gazettea love letter to her hometown and environs. Los Altos Town Crier
Author Bio
Robin Chapman is a longtime journalist and a native of the Santa Clara Valley. During her career as a reporter and anchor, she worked in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C. She covered Congress, the Supreme Court and the White House, and seeing history in the making stirred her interest in America’s tales. She has a column in her hometown newspaper and has written several books, including California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley and Historic Bay Area Visionaries.
The Santa Clara Valley, with its rich soil and sunny weather, has been home to great diversity and great innovation long before it became known as Silicon Valley.
California’s first immigrants from Mexico were astonished by its beauty. “The land is moist and the hills have an abundance of rosemary and herbs, sunflowers in bloom, vines as plentiful as a vineyard,” wrote one. From the movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era who once came to play to billionaires who grew apricots for pleasure, the valley has hosted orchards, electric railroads, Army camps and even a love-struck poet.
Join author and historian Robin Chapman as she uncovers the true tales of this ever-changing place.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 25th July 2022
State: California
ISBN: 9781467151474
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) HISTORY / United States / 20th Century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
As a longtime historian & journalist, I used to contribute interesting items to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning San Francisco Chronicle columnist, Herb Caen. He would have been very happy with the exhaustive research done by Robin Chapman, a former well-known television journalist in San Francisco & Washington D.C., for her latest presentation.In her sixth book, Chapman keeps her literary fans delighted by continuing to dust off fascinating facts, not known by most of the public.The collection of stories covers some of the interesting people and events that happened here in the 20th century, with tales about celebrities like Bing Crosby, Alfred Hitchcock and Esther Williams, as well as more local legends like Juana Briones and Lope Inigo.It’s a great companion to the previous works by the Santa Clara Valley native, “California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley” and “Historic Bay Area Visionaries.” San Jose Mercury NewsAn affectionate download from the heart ... Jeanne Cooper, Nob Hill Gazettea love letter to her hometown and environs. Los Altos Town Crier
Robin Chapman is a longtime journalist and a native of the Santa Clara Valley. During her career as a reporter and anchor, she worked in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C. She covered Congress, the Supreme Court and the White House, and seeing history in the making stirred her interest in America’s tales. She has a column in her hometown newspaper and has written several books, including California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley and Historic Bay Area Visionaries.
