Impressions of California, A Historyby Kevin Starr

Terry Onley

It was easy to get work in California
during the Gold Rush. Service workers
were in high demand, and well-paid, too.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

During the first few decades of the 20th century,it was easy to get killed if you were a Wobblyor other Union organizer. Many strikes and demonstrations were broken up by police and vigilante gunfire, all in the name of management.

Yay, rich industrialists!

In the '60s, Csar Chvez and the United Farm WorkersUnion he helped to create demonstrated vigorously and peacefully against the unfair treatment of the agriculturalworkers of California. The times were changing, and things did get somewhat better.

Chapter 8

In 1880, Lester Pelton obtained a patent for amuch-improved water driven turbine, whichextracted as much as six times the energy fromrunning water as a conventional water wheel.Lots more power for sawmills and mining equipment.Way to go, Lester.

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The technology is
still in use today...

Chapter 10

In 1883, John Montgomery took
the first controlled heavier-than-air
flight on Otay Mesa, just a few
miles from where I grew up.

Sadly, in 1911, he died while
testing one of his powered designs.

But,
he flew!

Chapter 10

Alto

Lisa

Palo Alto, PARC, Xerox,
Apple, Microsoft, IBM.
Silicon Valley...

Radar

And a thousand others.California was the place it happened.

Chapter 11

In the winter of 1907-08, director
Francis Boggs came to LA to film the outdoor scenes of
The Count of Monte CristoHe seems to have started a trend...

Chapter 11

John Steinbeck

F. Scott Fitzgerald

William Faulkner

WOW!!

Read this...It's very odd.

Sobering...

Chapter 11

Ansel Adams, incredible photographer
and devoted naturist, left a legacy of
stunning images...

Didn't really think I'd leave out Disneyland, did you?!

The
End

Sources:All slides,Google Images and California, A HistoryBy Kevin Starr

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