Spreckels

by Gary S. Breschini, Mona Gudgel, and Trudy Haversat (2006)

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Claus Spreckels, Immigrant
• 2. Beginnings
• 3. The Town
• 4. The Factory
• 5. The Community
• 6. Trains and Transportation
• 7. Agriculture and the Workers
• 8. End of an Era

Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys

by Margaret Clovis (2006)

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Beginnings
• 2. Early Salinas
• 3. Agriculture
• 4. Spreckels
• 5. Life in Salinas
• 6. Community Service
• 7. Schools
• 8. Rodeo

Early Salinas

by Gary S. Breschini, Mona Gudgel, and Trudy Haversat (2005)

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Beginnings
• 2. Early Salinas
• 3. Agriculture
• 4. Spreckels
• 5. Life in Salinas
• 6. Community Service
• 7. Schools
• 8. Rodeo

Salinas Valley

by Margaret E. Clovis (2005)

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Early Years
• 2. Chualar
• 3. Gonzales
• 4. Soledad
• 5. Greenfield
• 6. King City
• 7. San Lucas
• 8. San Ardo
• 9. Bradley

Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. 1917-1940: From Camp Gigling to Camp Ord
• 2. 1940-1945: Fort Ord and the 7th Infantry Division
• 3. 1946-1976: The Cold War and the Vietnam Eras
• 4. 1974-1994: The Volunteer Army and Low-Intensity Conflict
• 5. Post-1994: From Swords to Plowshares