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Archives of Sexuality & Gender includes gay and lesbian newspapers from more than 35 countries, reports, policy statements, interviews, personal letters, and other documents related to gay rights and health, including the worldwide impact of AIDS. Part of Gale’s Archives of Sexuality & Gender.
1) Arcadia
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
©2008.
Language
English
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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...
Author
Publisher
Stairwell Group
Pub. Date
©1987.
Language
English
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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...
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