East Bay Hills
Author | : Amelia Sue Marshall |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781439663110 |
ISBN-13 | : 1439663114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Like the mist rising from San Francisco Bay encircles the towering redwoods, the little-known legends of the East Bay Hills enrich a glorious history. Follow the trails of Saclan and Jalquin-Yrgin people over the hills and through the valleys. Ride with the mounted rangers through the Flood of '62. Break into a sealed railroad tunnel with a pack of junior high school boys. Learn how university professors, civil servants and wealthy businessmen planned for years to create a chain of parks twenty miles along the hilltops. Author Amelia Sue Marshall explores the heritage of these storied parklands with the naturalists who continue to preserve them and the old-timers who remember wilder days.