Stories of Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Dwight Bentel |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 1942 |
| Genre | : San Juan Valley (San Benito County and Santa Clara County, Calif.) |
| ISBN | : |
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California's Story
| Author | : Herbert Eugene Bolton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 1922 |
| Genre | : California |
| ISBN | : |
Italians in the Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Frederick W. Marrazzo |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738555621 |
Attracted by the mild climate and abundance of fertile land, Italians came to the Santa Clara Valley from all regions of Italy, including Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Tuscany, and Piedmont. Beginning in the 1880s, the "Eden of the World" beckoned Italian immigrants as farmers, ranchers, orchardists, vegetable growers, and winemakers. Italian men, women, and children filled the numerous canneries and packinghouses supplying the rest of the nation with fresh produce. Once the largest ethnic group in the valley, Italians' impact on the region has been profound, yet is often overlooked. The photographs in this book present a special glimpse into the lives of a people whose irrepressible optimism, kindness, and can-do spirit overcame the challenges and obstacles put before them.
Story and Song
| Author | : Louis Foulk Curtis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1905 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Stories of Our Mother Earth
| Author | : Harold Wellman Fairbanks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1899 |
| Genre | : California |
| ISBN | : |
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Lillian Gong-Guy |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780738547770 |
The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.
Santa Clara Valley Prehistory
| Author | : Mark G. Hylkema |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 500 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Excavations (Archaeology) |
| ISBN | : |
Historical Highlights of Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Jack Douglas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Reminiscences of Santa Clara Valley and San Jose
| Author | : Amaury Mars |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 1901 |
| Genre | : Carnival of Roses (San Jose, Calif.) |
| ISBN | : |
History of Santa Clara County with an emphasis on current people, organizations, and places. Well illustrated.
