Hidden History of Napa Valley - 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 Hidden History of Napa Valley write by Alexandria Brown. This book was released on 2019-03-04. Hidden History of Napa Valley available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Napa Valley is known for its wine and winemakers, but just beneath the fertile soil lies another, more complex version of its history. Uncover the story of Napa's first Chinatown--once home to nearly five hundred immigrants--that dwindled to fewer than seventeen residents before the last buildings were razed in the early twentieth century. Meet the small but determined group of African American farmers and barbers who called Napa home and the indomitable May Howard, a successful businesswoman and brothel owner. Learn about the Bracero Program that kept many of Napa's wineries, including Krug, Beaulieu and Stag's Leap, thriving during World War II. Join author Alexandria Brown as she explores these lesser-known stories of the ordinary people who helped shape modern-day wine country.
Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas
Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas - 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 Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas write by Robin Grossinger. This book was released on 2012-03-12. Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How has California’s landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward—a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas. Robin Grossinger weaves together rarely-seen historical maps, travelers’s accounts, photographs, and paintings to reconstruct early Napa Valley and document its physical transformation over the past two centuries. The Atlas provides a fascinating new perspective on this iconic landscape, showing the natural heritage that has enabled the agricultural success of the region today. The innovative research of Grossinger and his historical ecology team allows us to visualize the past in unprecedented detail, improving our understanding of the living landscapes we inhabit and suggesting strategies to increase their health and resilience in the future.
Prohibition in the Napa Valley
Prohibition in the Napa Valley - 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 Prohibition in the Napa Valley write by Lin Weber. This book was released on 2013-09-17. Prohibition in the Napa Valley available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. To a region flush with the success of alcohol, Prohibition was a sobering thought. Against the backdrop of national events, author Lin Weber introduces a cast of Napa Valley's leading citizens, embroiled in a fight for their livelihood with temperance champions and federal agents. Theodore Bell filed a Hail Mary suit to stop California's ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Vintner Georges de Latour made money hand over fist on altar wine. The Nichelini winery hid a cache of contraband under the floorboards, and the Blaufuss Brewery avoided prosecution when the law turned a blind eye. Join Weber as she relates a wry tale of cherished vines, widespread corruption and alcohol-inspired mayhem during a time when "morality" tightened the noose around Napa's prized alcohol industry.
Tasting the Good Life
Tasting the Good Life - 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 Tasting the Good Life write by George Gmelch. This book was released on 2011-06-16. Tasting the Good Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Five million visitors a year travel to California's Napa Valley to experience the good life: to taste fine wines, eat fine food, and immerse themselves in other sophisticated pleasures while surrounded by bucolic beauty. Tourism is the world's largest employer, and tourists today want to experience the world through all five senses. Tasting the Good Life tells the story of Napa tourism through the words of the tourists who visit and the men and women who provide the products and services they rely on. The stories of 17 people--from winemaker to vineyard manager, from celebrity chef to wait staff, from hot air balloonist to masseuse--provide extraordinary insight into this new form of tourism and its impact on an iconic American place.
Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes
Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes - 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 Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes write by Alexandria Brown. This book was released on 2020-04-13. Lost Restaurants of Napa Valley and Their Recipes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Alongside its vineyards, the Napa Valley boasts restaurants celebrated for their pioneering spirit. Stroll through the memories of this region's mouthwatering eateries with tales of the enterprising women and risk takers who helped make Napa a foodie haven. The Empire Saloon made history by being the first business to serve food in the fledgling city of Napa, and a little over a century later, the Magnolia Hotel set the standard for fine dining in Yountville. The A-1 Café made Chinese cuisine a local favorite, and Jonesy's set the aviation community aflutter with its tasty special potatoes. Join author Alexandria Brown as she delves into the history of Napa County's gone-but-not-forgotten restaurants and their classic dishes.
