Santa Clara

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Santa Clara by Bea Lichtenstein, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bea Lichtenstein ISBN: 9781439630730
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 18, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Bea Lichtenstein
ISBN: 9781439630730
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 18, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Santa Clara, named for the prosperous Spanish mission founded there in 1777, lies in a place once called the "Valley of Heart's Delight." Its black fertile loam produced thousands of acres of bright flowers and vegetables for the largest seed farm in the world, and much of the rest was blanketed in springtime with fruit blossoms. The wealth of its pre-eminent tanning, wood manufacturing, and fruit packing industries gave way to another type of opportunity in the 1950s with the emergence of the semi-conductor. The tiny chip that transformed the world of communication spawned new companies here like Intel, National Semi-Conductor, and Applied Materials, which earned the now urban economic powerhouse a new name, Silicon Valley.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Santa Clara, named for the prosperous Spanish mission founded there in 1777, lies in a place once called the "Valley of Heart's Delight." Its black fertile loam produced thousands of acres of bright flowers and vegetables for the largest seed farm in the world, and much of the rest was blanketed in springtime with fruit blossoms. The wealth of its pre-eminent tanning, wood manufacturing, and fruit packing industries gave way to another type of opportunity in the 1950s with the emergence of the semi-conductor. The tiny chip that transformed the world of communication spawned new companies here like Intel, National Semi-Conductor, and Applied Materials, which earned the now urban economic powerhouse a new name, Silicon Valley.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book The Franconia Gateway by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Boggy Bayou by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Alabama Gold by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Appleton by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book The 1936-1937 Great Lakes Exposition by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Black River & Western Railroad by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Miami Beach in 1920, The Making of a Winter Resort by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Baseball in Long Beach by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Lost Northern Kentucky by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Texas Jailhouse Music by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Legendary Locals of Toledo by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Why We Never Danced the Charleston by Bea Lichtenstein
Cover of the book Hood's Tennessee Campaign by Bea Lichtenstein
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy