Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and the diverse communities of Little Saigon, Little Texas, Los Rios, La Habra and Silverado Canyon. Modern Orange County offers very little sense of history, and it sometimes seems as if the urbanization of the 1960s is all that defines the place. Orange County historian Phil Brigandi fills in the gap... Read More
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Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and the diverse communities of Little Saigon, Little Texas, Los Rios, La Habra and Silverado Canyon. Modern Orange County offers very little sense of history, and it sometimes seems as if the urbanization of the 1960s is all that defines the place. Orange County historian Phil Brigandi fills in the gap... Read More
Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and the diverse communities of Little Saigon, Little Texas, Los Rios, La Habra and Silverado Canyon. Modern Orange County offers very little sense of history, and it sometimes seems as if the urbanization of the 1960s is all that defines the place. Orange County historian Phil Brigandi fills in the gaps with this collection of essays that explores the very creation of the county, as well as pressing issues of race, citrus, attractions and annexation.
Details
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 22nd October 2013
State: California
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626191334
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) HISTORY / United States / General
Author Bio
Noted local historian Phil Brigandi is a native of Orange and has been researching the history of his hometown since 1975. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Orange: The City 'Round the Plaza, the first full-length history of Orange, and Orange County Place Names A to Z. This latest book features rare vintage images from the early years of Orange, gathered from more than a dozen public and private collections, including the author's own files.
Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and the diverse communities of Little Saigon, Little Texas, Los Rios, La Habra and Silverado Canyon. Modern Orange County offers very little sense of history, and it sometimes seems as if the urbanization of the 1960s is all that defines the place. Orange County historian Phil Brigandi fills in the gaps with this collection of essays that explores the very creation of the county, as well as pressing issues of race, citrus, attractions and annexation.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 22nd October 2013
State: California
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626191334
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) HISTORY / United States / General
Noted local historian Phil Brigandi is a native of Orange and has been researching the history of his hometown since 1975. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Orange: The City 'Round the Plaza, the first full-length history of Orange, and Orange County Place Names A to Z. This latest book features rare vintage images from the early years of Orange, gathered from more than a dozen public and private collections, including the author's own files.