Author: PIERCE, MARJORIE (FOREWORD BY BARNADY CONRAD)
Title: East of the Gabilans the Ranches, the Towns, the People - Yesterday and Today
Description: Fresno, CA: Valley Publishers, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0934136114. Illustrated by Barnaby Conrad. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean, bright condition. There is some rubbing, edge wear and small nicks / tears to the spine ends and corners. The top edge of the rear panel has some light wrinkling and a small tear. "In Spanish, gavilán (gabilan is an older alternate rendering) means "sparrow hawk". Hawks, especially the red-tailed hawk, are common in the range. The Gabilan Mountains and other nearby places are mentioned in several novels by John Steinbeck, such as Of Mice and Men and East of Eden. In The Red Pony notably, the main character (Jody Tiflin) names his pony "Gabilan" after the mountain range. The mountains also appear in the 1875 memoirs of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: 0934136114 Californiana Marjorie Pierce Barnaby Conrad Spanish California California History The Gabilans San Benito County


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