Author: Richard Senate
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781520703046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A light breezy look at the history of Ventura, California, that includes: odd history, lost treasures, strange characters, Ghosts and haunted places, including the old Mission San Buenaventura (founded by St. Junipero Serra 1782). Ventura has over 200 years of history bizarre happenings!
Weird Ventura
Author: Richard Senate
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781520703046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A light breezy look at the history of Ventura, California, that includes: odd history, lost treasures, strange characters, Ghosts and haunted places, including the old Mission San Buenaventura (founded by St. Junipero Serra 1782). Ventura has over 200 years of history bizarre happenings!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781520703046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A light breezy look at the history of Ventura, California, that includes: odd history, lost treasures, strange characters, Ghosts and haunted places, including the old Mission San Buenaventura (founded by St. Junipero Serra 1782). Ventura has over 200 years of history bizarre happenings!
Ghosts of Ventura County's Heritage Valley
Author: Evie Ybarra
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625857713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Strange secrets and eerie tales shadow the idyllic beauty of the Heritage Valley and the meandering Santa Clara River. The spirit of a playful little boy wanders the halls of the historic Glen Tavern Inn, and the ghostly phantom of the real Zorro, Joaquin Murrieta, guards his buried gold in the foothills of Piru. The chilling cries of La Llorona echo along Sespe Creek, and a beast is still reportedly seen loping upright across the countryside near Santa Paula. Outside Fillmore, the Lady in White lingers by the old sycamore tree, sometimes materializing in cars traveling down Highway 126. Author Evie Ybarra recounts spine-tingling tales and local lore from Valencia to Ventura.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625857713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Strange secrets and eerie tales shadow the idyllic beauty of the Heritage Valley and the meandering Santa Clara River. The spirit of a playful little boy wanders the halls of the historic Glen Tavern Inn, and the ghostly phantom of the real Zorro, Joaquin Murrieta, guards his buried gold in the foothills of Piru. The chilling cries of La Llorona echo along Sespe Creek, and a beast is still reportedly seen loping upright across the countryside near Santa Paula. Outside Fillmore, the Lady in White lingers by the old sycamore tree, sometimes materializing in cars traveling down Highway 126. Author Evie Ybarra recounts spine-tingling tales and local lore from Valencia to Ventura.
Hot Rodding in Ventura County
Author: Tony Baker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738599689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Stretching from Ventura to Santa Maria, California, a vibrant and colorful community of hot rod clubs bloomed throughout the middle of the 20th century. Hot Rodding in Ventura County takes a look at the people, places, and, above all, the cars that made up this historic period in automotive culture. Take a look into the golden years of hot rodding through vintage images of the first national championship drag races; visit long-lost drag strips such as Goleta, Saugus, and Santa Maria; and gain access to hot rodding's paramount clubs like the Motor Monarchs, the Kustomeers, and the Pharaohs.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738599689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Stretching from Ventura to Santa Maria, California, a vibrant and colorful community of hot rod clubs bloomed throughout the middle of the 20th century. Hot Rodding in Ventura County takes a look at the people, places, and, above all, the cars that made up this historic period in automotive culture. Take a look into the golden years of hot rodding through vintage images of the first national championship drag races; visit long-lost drag strips such as Goleta, Saugus, and Santa Maria; and gain access to hot rodding's paramount clubs like the Motor Monarchs, the Kustomeers, and the Pharaohs.
Growing Up in La Colonia: Boomer memories from Oxnard’s barrio
Author: Margo Porras & Sandra Porras
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146714181X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
La Colonia is half a square mile of land separated from the rest of Oxnard by the railroad tracks and home to the people who keep an agricultural empire running. In decades past, milpas of corn and squash grew in tiny front yards, kids played in the alleys and neighbors ran tortillerias out of their homes. Back then, it was the place to get the best raspadas on Earth. It was a home to Cesar Chavez and a campaign stop for presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. As one Colonia native put it, "We may not have had what the other kids had, but we were just as rich." Through the voices of the people, the authors share the challenges and triumphs of growing up in this treasured place.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 146714181X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
La Colonia is half a square mile of land separated from the rest of Oxnard by the railroad tracks and home to the people who keep an agricultural empire running. In decades past, milpas of corn and squash grew in tiny front yards, kids played in the alleys and neighbors ran tortillerias out of their homes. Back then, it was the place to get the best raspadas on Earth. It was a home to Cesar Chavez and a campaign stop for presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. As one Colonia native put it, "We may not have had what the other kids had, but we were just as rich." Through the voices of the people, the authors share the challenges and triumphs of growing up in this treasured place.
Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County
Author: Richard A. Santillán, José M. Alamillo, Anna Bermúdez, Juan J. Canchola-Ventura and Al Ramos
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County pays tribute to the legendary teams and players from Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and other surrounding neighborhoods. From the early 20th century through the 1950s, baseball in Ventura County safeguarded opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, asserting ethnic identity, promoting political self-confidence, developing economic autonomy, and redefining gender roles for women. Outside the ball field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar agricultural wealth that relied heavily on their backbreaking labor. These extraordinary photographs and remarkable stories shed unparalleled light on the long and rich history of baseball and softball in this celebrated region of California.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County pays tribute to the legendary teams and players from Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and other surrounding neighborhoods. From the early 20th century through the 1950s, baseball in Ventura County safeguarded opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, asserting ethnic identity, promoting political self-confidence, developing economic autonomy, and redefining gender roles for women. Outside the ball field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar agricultural wealth that relied heavily on their backbreaking labor. These extraordinary photographs and remarkable stories shed unparalleled light on the long and rich history of baseball and softball in this celebrated region of California.
History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California
Author: Charles Montville Gidney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
A History of Oxnard
Author: Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944891619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944891619
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Santa Paula
Author: Mary Alice Orcutt Henderson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439638349
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This visual history of the 20th centurys middle decades in Santa Paula illustrates how a rural city settled into its middle age. As a sequel to Images of America: Santa Paula, which covered the pioneering and settlement years of 1870 to 1930, it continues this Ventura County citys story through the Depression decade and the World War II and Korean War home front years that led up to the sixties. The time from 1930 to 1960 was prosperous for the two main industries in Santa Paula and its environs: citrus cultivation and oil production. The population increases reflected the job opportunities that these industries presented, bringing other families, businesses, and opportunities to the growing city.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439638349
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This visual history of the 20th centurys middle decades in Santa Paula illustrates how a rural city settled into its middle age. As a sequel to Images of America: Santa Paula, which covered the pioneering and settlement years of 1870 to 1930, it continues this Ventura County citys story through the Depression decade and the World War II and Korean War home front years that led up to the sixties. The time from 1930 to 1960 was prosperous for the two main industries in Santa Paula and its environs: citrus cultivation and oil production. The population increases reflected the job opportunities that these industries presented, bringing other families, businesses, and opportunities to the growing city.
63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read
Author: Jesse Ventura
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1616085711
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
A collection of government documents dating back to 1950's.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1616085711
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
A collection of government documents dating back to 1950's.
Rancho Sespe
Author: Becky Morales, Ernie Morales, Evie Ybarra
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467124966
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
In 1833, Rancho Sespe began as a Mexican land grant with 8,881 acres stretching along the Santa Clara River from Piru to Santa Paula. The face of Rancho Sespe is not just the bunkhouse or the family housing that stood on this land; it is, rather, seen in the stories of those who lived and worked on the ranch. Their struggles and triumphs are shared in this book and illustrated with many vintage photographs. The Spaldings developed Rancho Sespe into a very successful ranch for citrus and livestock for over 30 years, and it became a quasi-feudal society as a self-contained working ranch in the 20th century. When the ranch later sold, it ushered in changes for Rancho Sespe to become a part of the modern age, and gone was the worker housing along with other remnants of the past. Many of the families continue to live in the surrounding area generation after generation.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467124966
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
In 1833, Rancho Sespe began as a Mexican land grant with 8,881 acres stretching along the Santa Clara River from Piru to Santa Paula. The face of Rancho Sespe is not just the bunkhouse or the family housing that stood on this land; it is, rather, seen in the stories of those who lived and worked on the ranch. Their struggles and triumphs are shared in this book and illustrated with many vintage photographs. The Spaldings developed Rancho Sespe into a very successful ranch for citrus and livestock for over 30 years, and it became a quasi-feudal society as a self-contained working ranch in the 20th century. When the ranch later sold, it ushered in changes for Rancho Sespe to become a part of the modern age, and gone was the worker housing along with other remnants of the past. Many of the families continue to live in the surrounding area generation after generation.