Steve Newvine

9 From 99 - Experiences in California's Central Valley

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Take a trip through California's Central Valley with a newcomer's perspective like you've never seen. 9 From 99- Experiences In California's Central Valley travels from Stockton to Hollywood along historic Highway 99. The cities of Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Clovis, Fresno, Tulare, and Bakersfield are featured. The book includes chapters on agriculture, Yosemite National Park, and famous people who have lived in the Central Valley of California. Learn more about the Bob Hope Theatre, a statue honoring the man behind a movie classic, Billy Graham's Modesto Manifesto, Operation Power Flite, the Big Two-Story Bulldozer, a young man who became a hero for children, the California Memorial to the victims and first responders of the World Trade Center attacks, and country music legend Buck Owens. Each chapter centers on a specific community as you head south along this unique roadway.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 159g
• ISBN-13: 9780557836659
• ISBN-10: 0557836654
• Artikelnr.: 66457499

Autorenporträt

Steve Newvine is an author and columnist living in California. He grew up in northern New York where he observed statewide politics as a teenager with his own dreams. His true story about the time his dad, uncle, and grandfather worked on the Empire Plaza project inspired this fictionalized account about ambition, aspiration, and holding on to one's dreams. This is Steve's third novel. He has authored a dozen books including memoirs centering on his life from his youth (Growing Up, Upstate and Grown Up, Going Home) on up to his first year after college (Stand By, Camera One).