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The Salinas Valley: A History of America’s Salad Bowl
The Salinas Valley: A History of America’s Salad Bowl
by Burton Anderson
Monterey County Historical Society, 2000.
Hardbound/Dustcover 208 Pages 11 ¼”(h) x 8 ¼”(w)  

Burton Anderson is a native son of the Salinas Valley and is descended from settlers who immigrated here fro Europe in the 1880s. Burton is widely considered to the leading authority of agricultural history on the central coast. This book is the first of three books written by Burton that focuses exclusively on the history of all aspects of the development of Agriculture in Monterey County dating back to European settlement here in 1770. 

Treasure Island, The Untold Story
Treasure Island, The Untold Story
by John Amrhein, Jr.
New Maritima Press, LLC
Hardbound/Dustcover 396 Pages 9 1/4″ (h) x 6 1/4 (w)

Amhrein’s book serves as a compendium of historical facts and events surrounding the story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” and will capture the attention of readers of all ages.

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