Monterey Peninsula, The: A Postcard Journey (Hardcover)

by Burl Willes (Author) "Almost mid-way along the California coast, the Monterey Peninsula is a place of unsurpassed beauty..." (more)
Key Phrases: Pacific Grove, Rieder Publisher, Pebble Beach (more...)

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Product Description
The Monterey Peninsula, A Postcard Journey features more than 300 postcard reproductions, most in full color and many published here for the first time. The Del Monte Express, a branch line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, brought the first visitors to the Monterey area in 1880. Guests stayed in the newly-built Hotel Del Monte, one of the finest seaside resorts in the world, marveled at the scenic beauty of nearby Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach and Carmel, and viewed the picturesque Chinese fishing communities that existed here until 1906. See the region as those first tourists did with The Monterey Peninsula, A Postcard Journey, and revisit the most historic spots in Monterey, including Pacific Grove, Carmel, Point Lobos, Tassajara and Big Sur.

Burl Willes has written numerous travel books, including Undiscovered Islands of the Caribbean and Undiscovered Islands of the Mediterranean (with co-author Linda Lancione Moyer). His book Tales from the Elmwood, A Community Memory received the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation in 2001 and Picturing Berkeley, A Postcard History earned an Award of Excellence in 2003. He lives in Berkeley.

About the Author
Burl Willes has written numerous travel books, including Undiscovered Islands of the Caribbean and Undiscovered Islands of the Mediterranean (with co-author Linda Lancione Moyer). His book Tales from the Elmwood, A Community Memory received the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation in 2001 and Picturing Berkeley, A Postcard History earned an Award of Excellence in 2003. He lives in Berkeley.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (March 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586857835
• ISBN-13: 978-1586857837
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,287,871 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My friend loved it, April 28, 2009

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I bought this for a friend who doesn't have a computer. She was thrilled with it, having grown up in California. Her parents were married in Monterey and have lots of wonderful stories of how it was in the old days.

I was very pleased with the quality and condition of this book. It arrived when expected. No problems with the seller at all.