Author : Claudia Heller
Release : 2013-05-07
Genre : History
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Duarte Chronicles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Duarte Chronicles write by Claudia Heller. This book was released on 2013-05-07. Duarte Chronicles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Andres Duarte was a Mexican army veteran who was awarded a 6,595-acre grant south of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841. Parceled out to settlers and farmers, the Rancho Azusa de Duarte began thriving when rail lines were built to access the citrus crops. Duarte was home to the City of Hope, a tuberculosis clinic that became a world-class cancer research and treatment center. The old U.S. Route 66 brought thousands of new Californians through the residential melting pot from points east. Residents have included such notables as big-band leader Glenn Miller and playwright Sam Shepard. Join coauthors Claudia and Alan Heller as they recall the people, institutions, events and natural elements that have made Duarte a unique Los Angeles County city.