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- HISTORY / United States / General
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- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants
- HISTORY / United States / General
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Lost Grand Resorts of Old Lake Tahoe
9781467157575
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Travel to the past and enjoy a string quartet and an eight-course dinner in an elegant wilderness.
Beginning in the 1880s, the beauty of Lake Tahoe enticed entrepreneurs to build the most opulent resort hotels in America catering to the wealthiest from California and Nevada. Baldwin’s Tallac House, the Tahoe Tavern and Brockway Hot Springs Hotel fought to outdo one another as they took luxury to new heights with musical entertainment, movies, horseback excursions and five-star dining. Tahoe Tavern even featured its own private railway, while Brockway spawned America’s first gambling casino resort, the Cal-Neva Lodge, where celebrities mingled with mobsters. By the 1960s, the golden era had begun to fade as the tourist demographic shifted, but a splendid legacy endures.
Author Paul Nelson brings to life the intrigue and opulence of Lake Tahoe’s earliest resorts.

Lost Ski Areas of Southern California
9781609493875
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Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento
9781467151139
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Cannibal City
In the early days of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento City had several competing towns vying for the influx of newcomers. Many of its rivals not only had vibrant multicultural communities but also enjoyed superior geography for transportation and flood control. Even the initial land grant from Johann Sutter is considered controversial if not downright fiction, yet Sacramento thrived where others failed. Once-bustling Mormon Island was initially the proposed site of the railway that would end up bypassing it, and Brighton became a hotbed of agitation after the deadly “Squatters’ Riot,” leading to its decline. Hoboken, Prairie City and more were also wiped off the map.
The Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library explores the history of these lost Sacramentos.

Bolsa Chica Gun Club, The
9781467150439
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The untold story of the Bolsa Chica Gun Club, one of Southern California's most important power centers.
Before the rise of Huntington Beach, the Bolsa Chica Gun Club stood as a captivating testament to power and ambition. Influential figures like Jared Sidney Torrance and Henry Huntington were members of this exclusive haven where businessmen, politicians, and even stars of early Hollywood gathered to relax and socialize. Once rapid development and the discovery of oil began encroaching on the club lands, it slowly faded into memory, but its influence remains.
Join author Chris Epting as he explores the remarkable and sometimes controversial events that unfolded on the club's hallowed grounds.

Lost Burbank
9781467119771
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Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes
9781467144612
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Lost Restaurants of Santa Cruz County
9781467143851
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Oxnard Sugar Beets
9781467136792
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Lost Napa Valley
9781467147644
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Discover the vanished history of Napa Valley
Once known for its cattle and silver mines, Napa Valley has grown into an international wine destination. From the Von Uhlit family’s fruit farm in Napa to the Wheeler Ranch in St. Helena, fields and orchards became neighborhoods and vineyards. The Dolphin, a steamboat that once delivered travelers from San Francisco, was replaced by faster transport and the Napa State Hospital’s original ‘castle’ was demolished. The Sawyer Tannery, in operation for over one hundred years, closed its doors in 1990, and places like the Kay-Von Drive-In and the Bel Aire Bowl now live on only in memory.
Join author Lauren Coodley as she celebrates these once-beloved landmarks in California’s Wine Country.
