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Legendary Locals of Mill Valley
Since the 1800s, Mill Valley has attracted spirited freethinkers, entrepreneurs, nature lovers, rabble-rousers, and more than a few rock stars. Early Mill Valley booster Sidney Cushing encouraged tourism with a train up Mount Tamalpais called "the Crookedest Railroad in the World." Laura White, more concerned with protecting Mill Valley's natural beauty than attracting more people, brought the town its "Outdoor Art Club" and a tradition of conservationism. Vera Schultz broke the glass ceiling of local politics in 1946, and in 1973, 10-year-old Jenny Fulle's letter to President Nixon changed the future of America's female athletes. When an elementary school teacher named Rita Abrams wrote a song about why she loved Mill Valley, it became a national hit; so did a song about the heart of rock and roll, written by local boy Huey Lewis, who had attended that same school. The stories of Mill Valley's legendary locals—whether from 1890 or 1980—are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, often humorous, and always fascinating.
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Legendary Locals of Mill Valley
Since the 1800s, Mill Valley has attracted spirited freethinkers, entrepreneurs, nature lovers, rabble-rousers, and more than a few rock stars. Early Mill Valley booster Sidney Cushing encouraged tourism with a train up Mount Tamalpais called "the Crookedest Railroad in the World." Laura White, more concerned with protecting Mill Valley's natural beauty than attracting more people, brought the town its "Outdoor Art Club" and a tradition of conservationism. Vera Schultz broke the glass ceiling of local politics in 1946, and in 1973, 10-year-old Jenny Fulle's letter to President Nixon changed the future of America's female athletes. When an elementary school teacher named Rita Abrams wrote a song about why she loved Mill Valley, it became a national hit; so did a song about the heart of rock and roll, written by local boy Huey Lewis, who had attended that same school. The stories of Mill Valley's legendary locals—whether from 1890 or 1980—are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, often humorous, and always fascinating.
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Legendary Locals of Mill Valley

Legendary Locals of Mill Valley

by Joyce Kleiner
Legendary Locals of Mill Valley
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Legendary Locals of Mill Valley

Legendary Locals of Mill Valley

by Joyce Kleiner

Overview

Since the 1800s, Mill Valley has attracted spirited freethinkers, entrepreneurs, nature lovers, rabble-rousers, and more than a few rock stars. Early Mill Valley booster Sidney Cushing encouraged tourism with a train up Mount Tamalpais called "the Crookedest Railroad in the World." Laura White, more concerned with protecting Mill Valley's natural beauty than attracting more people, brought the town its "Outdoor Art Club" and a tradition of conservationism. Vera Schultz broke the glass ceiling of local politics in 1946, and in 1973, 10-year-old Jenny Fulle's letter to President Nixon changed the future of America's female athletes. When an elementary school teacher named Rita Abrams wrote a song about why she loved Mill Valley, it became a national hit; so did a song about the heart of rock and roll, written by local boy Huey Lewis, who had attended that same school. The stories of Mill Valley's legendary locals—whether from 1890 or 1980—are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, often humorous, and always fascinating.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467101288
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 05/26/2014
Series: Legendary Locals Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Writer Joyce Kleiner lives with her family in Mill Valley. Her column "Civics Lessons" ran in the Mill Valley Herald from 2007 to 2013. She proudly boasts that her grandfather ran in the first Dipsea Race.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 From Footprints to Train Tracks 11

Chapter 2 Bohemia in the Redwoods 24

Chapter 3 Visionaries and Quiet Champions 51

Chapter 4 Foundations and Footraces 65

Chapter 5 The Texture of the Town 77

Chapter 6 First Among Equals 99

Chapter 7 Grist to the Mill 113

Bibliography 125

Index 126

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