Legendary locals of Los Gatos, California / Peggy Conaway Bergtold and Stephanie Ross Mathews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conaway Bergtold, Peggy., Author.

Mathews, Stephanie Ross., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Los Gatos (Calif.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Los Gatos (Calif.).

Los Gatos (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.

Los Gatos (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of Los Gatos

Los Gatos, California

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals, [2014]

Summary:

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."

Contents:

The vanguard

The achievers

The catalysts

Authors, artists, athletes

Dynamic duos

Heroes and desperadoes.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

900733047