--the City of Watsonville, California Presents Operation-- Neighborhood Conservation
Title | --the City of Watsonville, California Presents Operation-- Neighborhood Conservation PDF eBook |
Author | Watsonville (Calif.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 1969* |
Genre | Community development, Urban |
ISBN |
Watsonville, California
Title | Watsonville, California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Watsonville (Calif.) |
ISBN |
Highlights in the History of Watsonville California
Title | Highlights in the History of Watsonville California PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Lewis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN |
Watching the Watsonville Wetlands
Title | Watching the Watsonville Wetlands PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Busch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2000-10 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780967946306 |
In an era of vanishing wetlands, the Watsonville Sloughs, one of the largest fresh water wetlands in the California Coastal region, lie nearly hidden in Santa Cruz County within sight of the Monterey Bay. This series of essays by Jerry Busch brings to light the mysteries and beauties of the slough habitats and the wild creatures that live there. Woodcuts by Andrea Rich and photographs by Gypsy P. Ray, Frank Maxey, Virginia Newton, Edison Rosser, Victor Schiffren and Carol Whitehill further highlight the richness of this area. Watching the Watsonville Wetlands takes the reader on an armchair tour of these sloughs. The nature essays are enhanced by Gary Kittleson's description of the sloughs' geological evolution, and Christine Johnson-Lyon's rich cultural/social history of the area. Complete with maps and species list, this book encourages the reader to discover this rare treasure firsthand. Jerry Busch and the Watsonville Wetlands Watch have revealed to us a hidden and wonderful world in the overlooked Watsonville sloughs. This book will, at once, serve as a great introduction and a motivation for visiting the subtle splendor of the wet world west of Watsonville. Book jacket.
Charter of the City of Watsonville, State of California
Title | Charter of the City of Watsonville, State of California PDF eBook |
Author | Watsonville (Calif.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Watsonville (Calif.) |
ISBN |
The Apple King
Title | The Apple King PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Anne King |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2021-02-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781733536950 |
"In 1881, Nikola Markovich's ambitions took him from poverty in Croatia to pursuing his dreams in America. And despite a rocky start, the determined foreigner finds his fortune in the booming apple business. But years later, his sinful burden resurfaces when he hears word of his homeland's fight for independence. As conflict brews in Europe, Markovich can no longer stand by and watch Croatia's desperate struggle. But when a Slavic diplomat comes to town to lobby for assistance, Markovich is shocked to discover a connection to his hidden disgrace that tears his loyalty in two. Can the remorseful man put aside his checkered past and help his people rise from the ashes of war?" -- Back cover.
Gordo
Title | Gordo PDF eBook |
Author | Jaime Cortez |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2021-08-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0802158099 |
This debut story collection “masterfully navigates adverse conditions of migrant life while . . . managing to find joy and amusement, love and triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle). Gordo brings readers inside a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. At the heart of these interrelated stories is a young, probably gay, boy named Gordo, who must find a way to contend with the notions of manhood imposed on him by his father. As he comes of age, Gordo learns about sex, watches his father’s drunken fights, and discovers even his own documented Mexican-American parents are wary of illegal migrants. We also meet Fat Cookie, high schooler and resident artist who runs away from home one day with her mother’s boyfriend, Manny. And then there are Los Tigres, the twins who show up every season and whose drunken brawl ends with one of them rushed to the emergency room in an upholstered chair tied to the back of a pick-up truck. These scenes from Steinbeck Country are full of humor, family drama, and a sweet frankness about serious questions: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when grown adults must fear for their lives and livelihoods? Gordo “announces a vibrant new voice on the literary scene, at once wise and authentic and supremely gifted” (Booklist, starred review). Finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction