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La Crescenta (Paperback)
Mike Lawler, Robert Newcombe
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R653
R521
Discovery Miles 5 210
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Though it has specific geographic borders, La Crescenta is
politically split, straddling portions of unincorporated Los
Angeles County, Glendale, and even a portion of Los Angeles itself.
The Tongva Indians roamed the valley for hundreds of years until
cattlemen moved in and loggers harvested the tall trees in the
canyons above. Then came orchards, sanitariums, resort hotels, and,
ultimately, suburban sprawl. These bucolic hills belied a penchant
for archly conservative politics, but the peace of the valley was
shattered not by Nazis or Klansmen, but rather by forces of nature:
windstorms, fires, earthquakes, and, most severely, flash floods.
In his book Man in Control of Nature, naturalist John McPhee wrote
extensively about the La Crescenta floods. Despite the turbulence,
La Crescenta has evolved into a quiet bedroom community in the
foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
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La Crescenta (Hardcover)
Mike Lawler, Robert Newcombe
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R842
R691
Discovery Miles 6 910
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