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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway Bergtold,Stephanie Ross Mathews

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway Bergtold,Stephanie Ross Mathews

In 1878, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, builder of the Cats Estate, wrote Good citizens are the riches of a city. From its beginning, Los Gatos has suffered no shortage of hardworking, inventive, entrepreneurial, and gifted people. Early orchardists found the land unbelievably productive, but their crops were threatened with disease and pesky infestations of gophers. John Bean and Zephyr Macabee provided solutions. Louise Van Meter was an unconventional teacher who championed the new concept of kindergarten. Neta Snook Southern defied traditional female roles to become a pilot. She taught Amelia Earhart to fly before retiring to Los Gatos, where she raised prunes, apricots, and miniature horses. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during one long, hot summer in town. Steve Wozniak settled in Los Gatos and donated computers to schools. The lives presented here have contributed to the sparkling legacy of the Gem City of the Foothills.

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Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway Bergtold

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Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway Bergtold

A magical place to grow up and an exceptionally lovely place to live, Los Gatos has transformed from its agrarian roots to an upscale community at the southern tip of Silicon Valley. With its sublime Mediterranean climate and stunning natural setting, the town has progressed while still valiantly protecting its small town character and customs. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake hit Los Gatos hard, creating a devastating litany of 481 damaged homes and businesses, many of them historic. Los Gatos made the decision to rebuild and restore what had been lost, with picture-perfect results.

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1439654123

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Los Gatos Generations

By: Peggy Conaway

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Los Gatos Generations

By: Peggy Conaway

From its beginnings as a Mexican land grant, Los Gatos has been filled with promise. A beautiful natural setting attracted a fascinating population of innovators, inventors, intellectuals, and artists; those who dreamed and those who cultivated the splendid richness of the soil. A gracious integration of fruit, flowers, and a gentle, delightful climate allowed settlers to thrive and find sure success. Inevitable tragedy and troubles also beset the little settlement at the western edge of the country, especially a series of devastating fires and episodes of raw frontier violence in the 1880s. Yet through all of its history, Los Gatos has prided itself on its strong sense of community, each generation proud of its heritage and of what they accomplished. A gathering of talent graced each decadehopeful, hardworking people who appreciated the unique combination of an ideal place and abundant opportunity existent in their corner of the Valley of Hearts Delight.

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1439635889

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Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway

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Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway

Nestled in the heart of a dramatic natural amphitheater formed by the Santa Cruz Mountains, Los Gatos serves as the gateway from the Santa Clara Valley to the Pacific Ocean. This happy accident of location allowed historic Los Gatos to witness a colorful parade of swashbuckling explorers, Franciscan padres, and hearty American pioneers, many of whom came to harvest virgin redwood forests from the mountains and grow fruit in exceptionally fertile soil. Los Gatos grew up around the 1850s flour mill established by Scotsman James Alexander Forbes. In 1878 the railroad arrived and was a powerful influence for more than 80 years. Named for the mountain lions that still inhabit the area, Los Gatos has reflected the expansive richness of the California Dream for 150 years.

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0738529036

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Railroads of Los Gatos

By: Edward Kelley,Peggy Conaway

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Railroads of Los Gatos

By: Edward Kelley,Peggy Conaway

The picturesque town of Los Gatos stands between the once verdant orchards of the Santa Clara Valley and the forested slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad arrived in 1878 and, within two years, laid track over the mountains to carry passengers, redwood, and tons of ripe produce. Less than a decade later it was purchased by Southern Pacific, and completely converted to standard gauge by 1909. Invigorating business and industry, the railroad remained a vital part of the economy of Los Gatos for over 80 years. Although the era of commercial rail ended in 1959, Billy Jones and his scaled-down Wildcat Railroad" still offered weekend rides at his ranch to guests, including Walt Disney. The Wildcat still operates in two local parks today.

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0738546615

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Sylacauga

By: Peggy Easterling Rozelle, Earl Lewis, and David H. Arnold

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Sylacauga

By: Peggy Easterling Rozelle, Earl Lewis, and David H. Arnold

The Shawnee Indians would be surprised to find the name that they gave the area in 1748--Chalakagay--remains much the same; however, the area has changed quite a bit. New ideas surfaced with the building of the plank road that supported rumbling horse-drawn stage coaches through the "old town" and again in recent times when a piece of marble became the Falling Star sculpture, a memorial to the local 1954 meteorite. Around 1820, Dr. Edward Gantt discovered marble in what would become Gantts Quarry while on military duty with Gen. Andrew Jackson. The pioneering spirit of early settlers continued with the planting of cotton and the development of small businesses. The arrival in 1886 and 1887 of two intersecting railroads ushered in a period of rapid expansion. A "new town" business section grew up along north Broadway where the rails crossed. Old town businesses, along the Main Avenue Plank Road and Fort Williams Street, soon relocated to the new business area. During World War II, a movie was filmed in Sylacauga by the US War Office in response to the development of recreational opportunities for the influx of people coming to work at the nearby defense plant. Today, Sylacauga is nationally recognized for its marble quarries, business acuity, and educational and cultural resources.

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1467111430

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Understanding Victimology

Selected Readings

By: Peggy M Tobolowsky

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Understanding Victimology

Selected Readings

By: Peggy M Tobolowsky

Understanding Victimology

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Routledge

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1437734499

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Los Gatos Generations

By: Peggy Conaway

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Job Seekers Guide to Private and Public Companies

By: Peggy Kneffel Daniels,Charity A. Dorgan

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Job Seekers Guide to Private and Public Companies

By: Peggy Kneffel Daniels,Charity A. Dorgan

Answers important questions regarding company benefits and employment opportunities and identifies human resource contacts and other corporate officials. Covering the midwest, this volume tell job seekers who to contact and how to submit applications. Information includes contact data, business description, application procedures, internship availability, benefits, and more. It also features a metropolitan statistical areas table.

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Gale Cengage

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0810380676

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos

By: Peggy Conaway Bergtold,Stephanie Ross Mathews

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Railroads of Los Gatos

By: Edward Kelley,Peggy Conaway

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A Perfect Day

Carrie Jacobs-bond, The Million Dollar Woman

By: CREATESPACE,Peggy DePuydt

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Carrie Jacobs-bond, The Million Dollar Woman

By: CREATESPACE,Peggy DePuydt

Carrie Jacobs Bond trod the rocky road to melody and success.

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos

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Understanding Victimology

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Job Seekers Guide to Private and Public Companies

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Railroads of Los Gatos

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