Pioneer Ranch Life in Orange PDF
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Thispreviously unpublished account of early California ranch life from 1875 to 1887 coversa pivotal era in Orange County history.Vassar-educated Mary Teegarden Clark captured the future Orange County during its transition from the untamed cattle rancho era to citrus empire. Mary writesengagingly about breaking ground for the citrus Yale Grove in the cityof Orange, her home life with husband Albert B. Clark and workaday ranch choreswith Chinese and Latino farmhands. Her firsthand accounts enlarge thehistorical record of citrus marketing, wilderness excursions and the escapadesof Wild West pistoleros. Through deft editing, Paul F. Clark, Mary’sgreat-grandson, provides the historical framework through which to view Mary’sremarkably vivid experiences.
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