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Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island : the rise and fall of a California dynasty / by Frederic Caire Chiles ; foreword by Marla Daily.
- Title
- Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island : the rise and fall of a California dynasty / by Frederic Caire Chiles ; foreword by Marla Daily.
- Author
- Chiles, Frederic Caire, 1947-
- Publication
- Norman, Okla. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F868.S23 C49 2011 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 240 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Beginnings -- Chumash Limuw becomes the Island of the Holy Cross -- The Justinian Caire family -- The Caire years on the Santa Cruz Island begin -- Developing the islant I : buildings and water systems -- Developing the island II : out ranches -- Diversification into wine -- The vision completed -- The enterprise continues -- New blood in the family -- The life and times of Pietro Carlo Rossi -- The legacy of Justinian Caire -- The 1906 earthquake, the fire, and teh fate of Santa Cruz Island -- The stolen will -- the struggle for profitability -- Death and disappearance -- Daughters against mother -- First defeat in the courts --- A fight to the finish -- Distant thunder -- Partition and downfall -- The Gherini era begins at the east end -- The gherinis search for profitibality -- The last days of ranching on Santa Cruz Island -- The Stanton era of 1937-1986 : changing the guard -- The Caire legacy disappears, and the Carey Stantion era begins -- "It was 1912 all over again" : enter The Nature Conservancy.
- ISBN
- 9780870624001 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0870624008 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2011009548
- OCLC
- 706965775
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library