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Book History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs  California

Download or read book History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs California written by Annie L. Stringfellow Morrison and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book San Luis Obispo County Wine  A World Class History

Download or read book San Luis Obispo County Wine A World Class History written by Libbie Agran and Heather Muran with the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1800s, fortune seekers from around the world flocked to California, but not all of them ended up in the gold fields. Many settled in San Luis Obispo County, drawn by the Mediterranean climate perfect for planting a familiar crop: grapevines. Local viticulture originated with the Spanish Missions, but it blossomed with the influx of intrepid adventurers. Growers and winemakers like Pierre Dallidet, an immigrant who helped save the French wine industry, and Henry Ditmas and James Anderson, who were the first to plant Zinfandel grapes, established vineyards and set about crafting award-winning wine in the fertile soil of Central California. Join the experts at the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County as they share the unique stories of these legendary winemakers.

Book The Wine Press and the Cellar

Download or read book The Wine Press and the Cellar written by Emmet H. Rixford and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chopin and His World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan D. Bellman
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2017-08-15
  • ISBN : 0691177767
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Chopin and His World written by Jonathan D. Bellman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin Fryderyk Chopin (1810–49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners. Chopin and His World reexamines Chopin and his music in light of the cultural narratives formed during his lifetime. These include the romanticism of the ailing spirit, tragically singing its death-song as life ebbs; the Polish expatriate, helpless witness to the martyrdom of his beloved homeland, exiled among friendly but uncomprehending strangers; the sorcerer-bard of dream, memory, and Gothic terror; and the pianist's pianist, shunning the appreciative crowds yet composing and improvising idealized operas, scenes, dances, and narratives in the shadow of virtuoso-idol Franz Liszt. The international Chopin scholars gathered here demonstrate the ways in which Chopin responded to and was understood to exemplify these narratives, as an artist of his own time and one who transcended it. This collection also offers recently rediscovered artistic representations of his hands (with analysis), and—for the first time in English—an extended tribute to Chopin published in Poland upon his death and contemporary Polish writings contextualizing Chopin's compositional strategies. The contributors are Jonathan D. Bellman, Leon Botstein, Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Halina Goldberg, Jeffrey Kallberg, David Kasunic, Anatole Leikin, Eric McKee, James Parakilas, John Rink, and Sandra P. Rosenblum. Contemporary documents by Karol Kurpiński, Adam Mickiewicz, and Józef Sikorski are included.

Book Treasure Island  the Magic City  1939 1940  the Story of the Golden Gate International Exposition

Download or read book Treasure Island the Magic City 1939 1940 the Story of the Golden Gate International Exposition written by Jack James and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Winemakers of Paso Robles

Download or read book The Winemakers of Paso Robles written by Paul Hodgins and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large format book with photographic and biographic profiles of 50+ winemakers in Paso Robles California.

Book Kirk and Anne

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kirk Douglas
  • Publisher : Running Press Adult
  • Release : 2017-05-02
  • ISBN : 0762462183
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Kirk and Anne written by Kirk Douglas and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life lived in the public eye. Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs, including The Vikings, Lust For Life, Paths of Glory, and Spartacus. The letters themselves, as well as Kirk and Anne's vivid descriptions of their experiences, reveal remarkable insight and anecdotes about the legendary figures they knew so well, including Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, the Kennedys, and the Reagans. Filled with photos from film sets, private moments, and public events, Kirk and Anne details the adventurous, oftentimes comic, and poignant reality behind the glamour of a Hollywood marriage.

Book Pulp Hero

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven S Long
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-04-27
  • ISBN : 9781583660577
  • Pages : 346 pages

Download or read book Pulp Hero written by Steven S Long and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twenties and Thirties were a golden age of adventure as two-fisted heroes and daring explorers came to life in the pages of pulp magazines. Now you can create roleplaying games and characters set in this thrilling era!

Book Young Hollywood

    Book Details:
  • Author : Claiborne Swanson Frank
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 9781614282464
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Young Hollywood written by Claiborne Swanson Frank and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This splendid new body of work by portrait photographer and stylist Claiborne Swanson Frank comes on the heels of her first Assouline book, American Beauty. Swanson Frank has photographed sixty of the hottest up-and- coming women in the entertainment industry today--actresses, directors, stylists, and more, from Isabel Lucas and Elisabeth Moss to Mickey Sumner and Amber Heard--drawing inspiration from old Hollywood. Brimming with gorgeous portraits, alongside short texts in the women's voices, and a foreword by Michael Kors, this volume captures the essence of what it means to be a starlet in modern-day Hollywood.

Book Dangerous Tastes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Dalby
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780520236745
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Dangerous Tastes written by Andrew Dalby and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dangerous Tastes offers a fresh perspective on these exotic substances and the roles they have played over the centuries. The author shows how each region became part of a worldwide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Twelve poems of Emily Dickinson

Download or read book Twelve poems of Emily Dickinson written by Aaron Copland and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aurelia Henry Reinhardt

Download or read book Aurelia Henry Reinhardt written by George Percy Hedley and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mariam s Easter Parade

Download or read book Mariam s Easter Parade written by Marianne Markarian and published by . This book was released on 2015-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everyone in Mariam's family is busy preparing for the Easter celebration. Mariam wants to help, but she is too little, or is she? See how she surprises everyone in her village. This book is a celebration of Armenian culture and the traditions associated with Easter. Margaret Wasielewski's pastel drawings beautifully depict the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s. At Easter, they dressed in colorful costumes and paraded through their villages. They visited with friends and neighbors, feasted on elaborate dishes such as pilaf, shish kebab, cheoreg, and paklavah. Competition rallied in egg-fighting contests. The winner was the person holding an uncracked egg at the end of the day. Learn how to dye Armenian Easter eggs and play the egg-fighting game. Instructions provided on the last page"--Jacket.

Book The Ragman s Son

Download or read book The Ragman s Son written by Kirk Douglas and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, the son of an illiterate immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker and junkman, Kirk Douglas makes clear in this powerful, angry, and passionate book the ways in which his difficult childhood dominated his life as an actor, father, and man. 16 pages of photographs.

Book History of San Luis Obispo County  California

Download or read book History of San Luis Obispo County California written by Myron Angel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of San Luis Obispo County, California: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Pleasant Memories - Prosperous Rancheros - Generous Hospitality - Californians in 1835 - General Style of Dress of the People - Pure and Mixed Blood - Fine Voices - California Money Methods of Travel Californian's Easter Sunday - Singular Funeral - Cock Fighting - A Horse Race - Dancing - Descrip tion of a Festival, January io, i83o - Curious Custom - Love's Ofl'ering - Twenty-four Years Later - Captain John Wilson Reminiscences - Return Voyage - California Customs - The Carreta - A Manly Race - Schools - Fecundity of the People Their Tablesf - The Family at Home - vveddings - The Ladies' Costumes - Caballero's Dress - Funeral Customs - Postal Sys tem - 'hospitable Californians - The Ranchos - The Rodeos A Changed Condition - Ecclesiastical or Monkish Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.