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Lynn Downey

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I'm a second generation Californian, a historian of the West, and I aspire to be a full-fledged desert rat. I practice frequently on visits to Nevada and Arizona where I scour the desert for history and stories.

My latest release is "Arequipa Sanatorium: Live in California's Lung Resort for Women." It's a history of the place where my grandmother and hundreds of other women were cured of the dreaded tuberculosis in the early 20th century. https://oupress.com/books/15231554/ar...

My desert rat side just published "Arizona's Vulture Mine and Vulture City." https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Pro...

When I'm not writing I work as a consulting archivist, historian, and curator and have spent time at some great organizations: Charles M. Schulz Museum ...more

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	Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World 3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Dude Ranch: A Touch of the Cowboy and the Thrill of the West (WFC) (Volume 8) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Short History of Sonoma 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Levi Strauss & Co. 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California's Lung Resort for Women 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wickenburg 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fired by Ideals: Arequipa Pottery and the Arts and Crafts Movement by Lynn Downey (Goodreads Author), Suzanne Baizerman, John Toki really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Aloha Spirit

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Lynn Downey said: " The Aloha Spirit is more than just the title of this wonderful novel: it's the thread that holds together the main character, Dolores, and her family as she negotiates life in Hawaii and California in the years before and after World War II. Ulleseit ...more "

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