| San Mateo County Coast Contributor(s): Smookler, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738530611 ISBN-13: 9780738530611 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 |
| 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: 979.469 |
| LCCN: 2005929653 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.56" W x 9.24" (0.72 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Pacifica to Pescadero and south to the Santa Cruz County line, San Mateo County has 75 miles of stunning, rugged coastline. Development has been minimal, but a detailed history lurks among these rocky coves, sandy beaches, and barking sea lions. After European contact, Portuguese fishermen set up shop here, establishing themselves throughout the coast and pulling in a remarkable catch from the waters. Others soon joined and built the larger cities of Half Moon Bay and Pacifica, along with smaller communities like Montara, El Granada, and San Gregorio. Fishing and agriculture have coexisted here for decades, along with government operations such as Coast Guard light stations, defense artillery bunkers, and the Air Force station at Pillar Point. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smookler, Michael: - Coastal historian Michael Smookler, author of Montara, presents a fantastic collection of images that detail the coast as it was and is today. Along the way are stories of one-room coastal schools, the famed Maverick s surfing contests, rumrunners hiding their caches in dark coves during Prohibition, and the innovative industries that flourish today. |