| Rancho Mirage Contributor(s): Mallette, Leo A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738575011 ISBN-13: 9780738575018 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| 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: 979.4 |
| LCCN: 2010941645 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Riverside-San Bernardino, CA - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Southern California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rancho Mirage is a beautiful residential and desert-resort community nestled along the Santa Rosa Mountains, located between the cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley. Bighorn sheep and the Agua Caliente tribe of Cahuilla Indians were the area s early inhabitants. Date farms and ranchos developed after aquifers were discovered. Guest ranches soon followed and became favorite destinations for the rich and famous in the 1940s and 1950s. By the early 1950s, residential communities designed in classic Desert Modern style were being constructed along with the valley s first two country clubs with 18-hole golf courses. Rancho Mirage soon emerged as the golf capital of the world and has since grown to be a premier resort and residential community with a permanent population of 16,870 and several thousand additional winter residents who enjoy the city s 10 country clubs, three world-class resorts, and scores of restaurants." |
Contributor Bio(s): Mallette, Leo A.: - Dr. Leo Mallette has been an aerospace engineer for 33 years and is a faculty member at Pepperdine University. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Irvine and Rancho Mirage. The photographs in this book come from individuals, organizations, foundations, country club files, and the City of Rancho Mirage. |