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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 128 pages. 6.00x0.29x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A child of New Spain, Martina Castro became a leading figure in the tiny pueblo of Branciforte during California's two decades as a Mexican colony. But her wealth, fame and influence quickly turned to destitution, infamy and irrelevance once California became a U.S. territory in 1848. By the time of her death, her three husbands were long dead and all eight of her surviving children had turned against her in a protracted struggle over her land, title, and legacy. Close relatives such as Rafael Castro and Thomas Fallon exploited her naivete for profit, while opportunists such as Frederick A. Hihn and Louis Depeaux took advantage of her hospitality. Even backcountry settlers like Mountain Charlie McKiernan, Brad Morrell and Lyman Burrell were swept into the battles over Martina's massive land grants: Rancho Soquel and its ill-defined Augmentation. Hers was a struggle over the rights of a Californio in annexed territory, of Mexican law in an American legal system, of the status of a woman in a man's world. This is the story of Martina Castro and how her tribulations shaped the course of history in Santa Cruz County.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - LOMA PRIETA-the dark heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains on the Central Coast of California. Once a verdant wilderness barely touched by humans, it took only forty years for opportunistic lumber barons to deprive its redwood-studded southern flanks of millennia of growth. By 1900, the Aptos Forest was a desolation of stumps, and lumber crews were hungrily moving into the sprawling Soquel Forest. But as the cost of milling rose and the value of lumber steadily decreased, investors sought new opportunities. Some looked into cheaper means of harvesting timber, others envisioned thriving residential communities, and a few delved deep in search of oil. Yet all their efforts came to nothing. Eventually, the Marks family of Salinas and the Pelican Timber Company, tired of years of financial loss, sold their vast properties to form The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and the Soquel Demonstration State Forest. This conclusion to Ronald G. Powell's monumental History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation explores the final evolution of Martina Castro's former Mexican land grant from an industrial wasteland into a bastion of conservation and sustainability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THEY CAME WITH AXES.THEY CAME WITH OXEN.THEY CAME WITH GREED.

Zustand: New. KlappentextA child of New Spain, Martina Castro became a leading figure in the tiny pueblo of Branciforte during California s two decades as a Mexican colony. But her wealth, fame and influence quickly turned to destitution, infamy and i.

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Zustand: New. KlappentextTHEY CAME WITH AXES.THEY CAME WITH OXEN.THEY CAME WITH GREED. In the forests along Aptos, Valencia, Corralitos, and Soquel Creeks in Santa Cruz County, California, miles of wilderness sat untouched by hum.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Santa Cruz once wanted ships, not beachgoers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The world changed on May 15, 1880. Before, there was only a dusty toll road through the Santa Cruz Mountains. After, there was the South Pacific Coast Railroad.