Napa Valley Farming (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738575240 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Paula Amen Judah and Lauren Coodley have combined their mutual backgrounds in poetry and history to produce three published works: Napa: The Transformation of an American Town (2007); California: A Multicultural Documentary History (2008); and If Not to History: Recovering the Stories of Women in Napa (2009).
Michele said enjoyable read. I have been in the Napa Valley for enjoyable read Michele I have been in the Napa Valley for 40 years. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. There are names and places I recognize. I love the numerous photos , recipes and poems. This will be a book I refer to time and time again. I have great admiration for the hard work done by many to complete this book.. 0 years. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. There are names and places I recognize. I love the numerous photos , recipes and poems. This will be a book I refer to time and time again. I have great admiration for the hard work done by many to complete this book.. lizareyna said A Wonderful Book!. Having grown up in Napa, I was first of all intrigued by the many familiar names. The pictures and captions were fascinating. They brought back many memories to me. Reading the text from start to finish, I was struck by the careful, accurate research. In lively text, the authors surveyed the story of agriculture in the Napa Valley from "A Wonderful Book!" according to lizareyna. Having grown up in Napa, I was first of all intrigued by the many familiar names. The pictures and captions were fascinating. They brought back many memories to me. Reading the text from start to finish, I was struck by the careful, accurate research. In lively text, the authors surveyed the story of agriculture in the Napa Valley from 20,000 bc to the present. The poems and recipes added a real spark to the story. This is a book I will keep and enjoy.. 0,000 bc to the present. The poems and recipes added a real spark to the story. This is a book I will keep and enjoy.. "Found a photo of my father!" according to Ellen. I am purchasing this as I saw it in a local historical society display, and almost cried when I saw a photo of Dad. Pg. 9Found a photo of my father! Ellen I am purchasing this as I saw it in a local historical society display, and almost cried when I saw a photo of Dad. Pg. 94, unidentified, but I even remember that jacket. What a wonderful find! Thank you for publishing this book, didn't know my dad was on the Sunsweet Board of Directors!. , unidentified, but I even remember that jacket. What a wonderful find! Thank you for publishing this book, didn't know my dad was on the Sunsweet Board of Directors!
. Paula Amen Judah and Lauren Coodley have combined their mutual backgrounds in poetry and history to produce three published works: Napa: The Transformation of an American Town (2007); California: A Multicultural Documentary History (2008); and If Not to History: Recovering the Stories of Women in Napa (2009)
The scents of peaches, apples, cherries, pears, prunes, and honey linger in the imaginations of thousands of locals, while the trees, hives, and vines continue to thrive wherever placed.. Each chapter begins with a poem inspired by farming or a recipe reflecting the valley’s bounty. European and Asian immigrants joined newly emancipated slaves and Mexican citizens who had settled here before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The area’s diverse soil and mild climate make possible a generous yield of agricultural products. Napans tend more than grapevines. This book traces the cultivation of these products through a chronology of Napa’s farming history, from indigenous food plants to the orchards that were planted to feed gold minersorchards that would soon function as both therapy and sustenance for the patients in the newly created asylum. Together they cultivated the land, picked the fruit, nuts, and hops, cut the wheat, kept bees, and tended livestock on dairy farms and ca