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Author
Publisher
CreateSpace
Pub. Date
2017, ©2017
Physical Desc
207 pages
Description
"Alexander Hazard planted sixty to seventy acres of eucalyptus trees out on the Pecho, today's Montaña de Oro, at the height of the California eucalyptus tree boom in 1908. Having begun as a homesteader in the 1870s, he established a large and thriving ranch, which is now a part of California's most beautiful state park. A canyon, trail, road, creek, reef, and peak have been named after him. Using records, maps, and genealogical tools, diarist Ken...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace.com
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
197 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Passage to Cerro Alto is a fictional account of life on the Central California Coast in the latter part of the nineteenth century. San Luis Obispo local history blends with the mysticism and myth of the highland retreat at Cerro Alto to produce a unique tall tale. The rapid growth of the dairy industry in San Luis Obispo during the 1870s and the outlaw West, with its saloons and churches, exists alongside the magic of the Santa Lucia Mountains and...
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