29 Palms Ca
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Twentynine Palms
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Author : Vickie Waite
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Twentynine Palms written by Vickie Waite and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the beauty of this desert region of Southern California in 1936 when he created Joshua Tree National Monument, now a national park. But for 9,000 years, Native Americans had lived amid its monolithic rocks and strangely grotesque Joshua trees. Serrano and Chemehuevi Indians found a home at its Oasis of Mara, whose fan palms eventually gave Twentynine Palms its name. Cattleman Bill McHaney arrived in 1879, learned of gold ore deposits from the native people, and inaugurated an influx of prospectors seeking fortunes. In the 1920s, Dr. James B. Luckie of Pasadena discovered that the clean air and dry climate helped veterans with respiratory illnesses, and they homesteaded parcels of 160 acres. Artists, writers, actors, and composers later discovered Twentynine Palms, and a renaissance in the arts now includes studios, galleries, and world-class murals that adorn this gateway to Joshua Tree National Park.
29 Palms Ca
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Author : Stefanie Schneider
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
29 Palms Ca written by Stefanie Schneider and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Twentynine Palms
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Author : Deanne Stillman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Twentynine Palms written by Deanne Stillman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with True Crime categories.
"Twentynine Palms is a compelling account of the devastating murder of two young girls by a troubled Marine in a rural California desert town. More than just a murder-mystery, it is a passionate dissection of desert life itself. The Mojave becomes a character for Stillman, as powerful and immediate as any of the actors in this real-life drama"--Provided by publisher.
The Marines At Twentynine Palms
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Author : Thomas Q. O'Hara
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2007
The Marines At Twentynine Palms written by Thomas Q. O'Hara and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The largest Marine Corps base in history, the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center at Twentynine Palms is located on 930 square miles of harsh terrain, nearly the size of Rhode Island, in southern San Bernardino County. An army base for training glider pilots at the outset of World War II, the former navy facility was taken over by the corps in 1952 during the Korean War and the advent of the cold war. The base provided adequate space and ranges to test new artillery and missile technology and was ideal for the largescale training of ground forces. In the 21st century, every U.S. Marine does a stint at Twentynine Palms because the climate, terrain, and remote location simulate many international hot spots of world strife. The marines have continually upgraded and expanded the Twentynine Palms facilities as daily maneuvers involve transports, tanks, artillery, and aircraft, particularly at the Expeditionary Air Field.
In The Shadow Of The Palms
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Author : Art Kidwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987-06-01
In The Shadow Of The Palms written by Art Kidwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-06-01 with Twentynine Palms (Calif.) categories.
U S Marines At Twentynine Palms California
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Author : Verle E. Ludwig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
U S Marines At Twentynine Palms California written by Verle E. Ludwig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Government publications categories.
The Twentynine Palms Story
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Author : Hazel M. Spell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Twentynine Palms Story written by Hazel M. Spell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Twentynine Palms (Calif.) categories.
Sand In My Shoe
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Author : Helen Bagley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Sand In My Shoe written by Helen Bagley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Twentynine Palms (Calif.) categories.
29 Palms
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Author : Bart Rensink
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
29 Palms written by Bart Rensink and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Desert Reckoning
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Author : Deanne Stillman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-07-03
Desert Reckoning written by Deanne Stillman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Social Science categories.
North of Los Angeles - the studios, the beaches, Rodeo Drive - lies a sparsely populated region that comprises fully one half of Los Angeles County. Sprawling across 2200 miles, this shadow side of Los Angeles is in the high Mojave Desert. Known as the Antelope Valley, it's a terrain of savage dignity, a vast amphitheatre of startling wonders that put on a show as the megalopolis burrows northward into the region's last frontier. Ranchers, cowboys, dreamers, dropouts, bikers, hikers, and felons have settled here - those who have chosen solitude over the trappings of contemporary life or simply have nowhere else to go. But in recent years their lives have been encroached upon by the creeping spread of subdivisions, funded by the once easy money of subprime America. McMansions - many empty now - gradually replaced Joshua trees; the desert - America's escape hatch - began to vanish as it became home to a latter-day exodus of pilgrims. It is against the backdrop of these two competing visions of land and space that Donald Kueck - a desert hermit who loved animals and hated civilization - took his last stand, gunning down beloved deputy sheriff Steven Sorensen when he approached his trailer at high noon on a scorching summer day. As the sound of rifle fire echoed across the Mojave, Kueck took off into the desert he knew so well, kicking off the biggest manhunt in modern California history until he was finally killed in a Wagnerian firestorm under a full moon as nuns at a nearby convent watched and prayed. This manhunt was the subject of a widely praised article by Deanne Stillman, first published in Rolling Stone, a finalist for a PEN Center USA journalism award, and included in the anthology Best American Crime Writing 2006. In Desert Reckoning she continues her desert beat and uses Kueck's story as a point of departure to further explore our relationship to place and the wars that are playing out on our homeland. In addition, Stillman also delves into the hidden history of Los Angeles County, and traces the paths of two men on a collision course that could only end in the modern Wild West. Why did a brilliant, self-taught rocket scientist who just wanted to be left alone go off the rails when a cop showed up? What role did the California prison system play in this drama? What happens to people when the American dream is stripped away? And what is it like for the men who are sworn to protect and serve?
