Then And Now: The Vanishing Orange In Southern California

by John Anthony Adams

Overview

This book is a visit to the glorious past of Southern California when it was filled with orange groves. The author is a third-generation Southern California orange grower and he interviewed hundreds of old timers, most of whom are now deceased. The book is especially for those who lament the disappearance of Southern California's groves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438248967
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/12/2008
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

John Anthony Adams is a third generation Southern California orange grower. He owns and operates the last orange grove in Rialto, California, which once had 10,000 acres of citrus. He is the author of 5 books on varied subjects, has a Ph.D. in soil science from the University of California at Riverside, and is historian of the Rialto Historical Society.