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Orange, California, a city that started small, but grew big on the
promise, sweat and toil of agriculture. Born from the breakup of
the old Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, its early days were filled
with horse races, gambling, and fiestas. Citrus was the backbone of
the economy for more than half a century, though post-war
development eventually replaced the orange groves. Historian, and
Orange native, Phil Brigandi traces the roots of the city back to
its small town origins: the steam whistle of the Peanut Roaster,
the citrus packers tissue-wrapping oranges for transport, Miss
Orange leading the May Festival parade, and the students of Orange
Union High painting the O and celebrating Dutch-Irish Days. In
doing so, he captures what makes Orange distinct.
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Orange (Hardcover)
Phil Brigandi
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R842
R691
Discovery Miles 6 910
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Journalist, novelist, and scholar Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-85)
remains one of the most influential and popular writers on the
struggles of American Indians. This volume collects for the first
time seven of her most important articles, annotated and introduced
by Jackson scholars Valerie Sherer Mathes and Phil Brigandi.
Valuable as eyewitness accounts of Mission Indian life in Southern
California in the 1880s, the articles also offer insight into
Jackson's career. The articles served as the basis for Jackson's
1884 romantic novel, Ramona, still popular among Americans today.
Jackson journeyed to Southern California in the 1880s to learn
firsthand how Indians there lived. She found them in a demoralized
state, beset by failed government policies and constantly
threatened with losing their lands. The numerous articles and
editorial responses she penned made her a leading voice in the
fight for American Indian rights, a role she embraced
wholeheartedly. As this collection also shows, Jackson's fondness
for Old California helped shape the region's mythology and tourist
culture. But her most important work was her influence in getting
reservations set aside for the beleaguered Southern California
tribes. Although her recommendations were not implemented until
after her death, Helen Hunt Jackson's stark and revealing portrait
drew national attention to the effects of white encroachment on
Indian lands and cultures in California and inspired generations of
reformers who continued her legacy. This unprecedented collection
offers fresh insight into the life and work of a well-known and
influential writer and reformer.
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