Point Lobos (CA) (Images of America) [Paperback]

Monica Hudson and (Author), Suzanne Wood (Author)

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Publication Date: October 18, 2004

For more than a century the incomparable beauty of Point Lobos has drawn admirers from around the world. The jagged rock outcroppings, driftwood-strewn beaches, and silhouetted cypress trees, twisted grotesquely by the wind, were favorite subjects for photographers Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Point Lobos is also a favorite playground for seals, sea lions, and otters, and migrating grey whales pass just offshore. Barking sea lions reminded 18th-century Spanish explorers of sea wolves, in their tongue, lobos marinos, and so they named it Point of the Sea Wolves. Now a California State Reserve, Point Lobos draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.

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Co-authors Monica Hudson, a Point Lobos resident and former interpreter for California State Parks, and researcher Suzanne Wood, a docent at Point Lobos, have created a beguiling pictorial history of the famous landmark. Drawing from the collections of the Carmel and Monterey public libraries, the family archives of the Allan and Kodani families, and other private collections, they illustrate that history from the 19th century to modern times. Co-authors Monica Hudson, a Point Lobos resident and former interpreter for California State Parks, and researcher Suzanne Wood, a docent at Point Lobos, have created a beguiling pictorial history of the famous landmark. Drawing from the collections of the Carmel and Monterey public libraries, the family archives of the Allan and Kodani families, and other private collections, they illustrate that history from the 19th century to modern times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (October 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738529281
• ISBN-13: 978-0738529288
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,902,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully constructed..., January 31, 2005

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This review is from: Point Lobos (CA) (Images of America) (Paperback)

I grew up in Carmel, just a few miles from Point Lobos, with family roots in the area, so I thought I knew the history of Point Lobos. Such a beautiful, gem-like block of land, it has attracted the attention of artists for many decades, most notably Ed Weston. It turns that the history is both deeper and richer than I knew, and I owe my knowledge of it to this book.

It isn't about the beauty of the landscape but rather the history of the people who dwelt there, used the land, and ultimately preserved it. It puts faces and names to the place and demonstrates what a near-run thing it was to have this land preserved at all.

This book presents both the beauty and the people using small amounts of carefully written text paired with many, many well-chosen historical photographs. If you live near or have a love of Point Lobos and the middle California coast, then I think you'll find this a fascinating addition to your library or coffee table.