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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Author Laura Hillenbrand brilliantly re-creates a universal underdog story, one that proves life is a horse race.
Author
Publisher
Stairwell Group
Pub. Date
©1987.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, with a vision larger than most, was a early empire builder and rancher who carved cities out of range land, made millions in mining stocks, and built everything from hotels to vineyards from Lake Tahoe and San Francisco to Southern California. Author Sandra Snider has been immersed in the saga of Lucky Baldwin since 1971 when she became Historical Curator at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia. In...
12) Alejandro's gift
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
©1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lonely in his house beside a road in the desert, Alejandro builds an oasis to attract the many animals around him.
Author
Publisher
Wilderness Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
The rugged San Gabriel Mountains, rising starkly from the edge of the Los Angeles Basin, provide a sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city and its surroundings. Angelinos across the county (a population of almost 10 million), as well as visitors from out of state, welcome the opportunity to escape from city chaos into the quiet wilderness.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The renowned
California wine industry, famous for northern vintages, actually was born near
El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Spanish missionaries harvested the first vintage in
1782 at Mission San Juan Capistrano and then cultivated enormous vineyards at
Mission San Gabriel. Their replanted vine-cuttings took root on Jose Maria
Verdugo’s 1784 Spanish land grant in what became Glendale. Jean Louis Vignes
brought a Bordeaux winemaking experience to LA in...
19) Arcadia
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
©2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Santa Anita Rancho's famously ambitious and colorful owner, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, had established a popular tourist attraction on his productive working ranch by the late 1800s. Baldwin planned to incorporate the section of his ranch known as Arcadia, but opponents feared that he would turn such a city into a "gambling hell and booze pleasure park." However, the vote for city-hood was virtually unanimous, and Baldwin took over as mayor on...
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