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Roots of the Present [Paperback]

Lin Weber (Author)


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Book Description

July 20, 2001
Lin's ground-breaking research covers the "lost era" between 1900 and 1950, including the Berryessa Oil Rush, the 1906 earthquake, WWI, the influenza epidemic of 1918, the Ku Klus Klan, Prohibition and the Napa Valley bootleggers,WWII, the rebirth of the wine industry and much more.

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"The most interesting book to come along recently..." -- Paul Franson, The Napa Valley Register, 8-22-01

"The powerful and notorious were drawn [here], and very few have slipped past Weber's keen researcher's eye." -- Carolyn Younger, St. Helena Star, 9-13-01

This book and its predecessor, Old Napa Valley:The History to 1900 have won Napa Landmarks' Award of Merit for 2001. -- Cindy Heitzman, Napa Landmarks, October, 2001

About the Author

Lin Weber has lived in the Napa Valley since 1971 and is also the author of Old Napa Valley: The History to 1900.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Wine Ventures Pub (July 20, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0966701437
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966701432
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,502,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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