| Long Beach Chronicles: From Pioneers to the 1933 Earthquake Contributor(s): Grobaty, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609495489 ISBN-13: 9781609495480 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 979.493 |
| LCCN: 2012007762 |
| Series: American Chronicles (History Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.57 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - West Coast - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Incorporated in 1888, Long Beach was the nation's fastest-growing city for much of the early twentieth century. Tim Grobaty, columnist for two decades for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, looks back at the major events and compelling personalities that shaped the city's formative years. Early settlers such as William Willmore, Charles Rivers Drake and the Bixby family are brought into sharp focus as Grobaty recounts the city's defining moments. From the naming of city streets to early local newspaper wars, and culminating with the devastating earthquake of 1933, Long Beach Chronicles presents a fascinating collection of tales from the city's provocative past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grobaty, Tim: - Tim Grobaty, a Long Beach native and resident, has been a reporter and columnist for the Long Beach Press-Telegram for more than thirty years. He has won numerous awards, including Best Columnist in the Western States in the Best in the West journalism competition in 2009. He is a recipient of the Long Beach Heritage Award for his columns about the city's history, and he is an inductee in the Long Beach City College Hall of Fame. He lives in Long Beach with his wife, Jane, and children, Raymond and Hannah. |