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Like Modern Edens
Like Modern Edens covers winegrowing in the Santa Clara Valley (now known as Silicon Valley) and the Santa Cruz Mountains from 1798 to 1981. It is deep historical reference that belongs on the bookshelf of everyone who is intrigued by California wine history, particularly that of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is the perfect companion to Vineyards in the Sky and Mountain Vines, Mountain Wines.
185 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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Charles L. Sullivan
10 books1 followerThere is more than one author with this name on GR. This is Charles L.^Sullivan, Southern historian.
Charles L. Sullivan is an archivist and historian from Natchez, Mississippi. He earned his bachelor and master degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and acquired a year of post-graduate work at the University of Mississippi. He taught history at the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and he was also chairman of the Social Studies Department. He retired from teaching in May 2006, becoming the college’s first professor emeritus. Since 2006, he has been the
archivist of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Sullivan has published articles for New Orleans Magazine, Mississippi Magazine, and The Journal of Mississippi History. His books include Mississippi Gulf Coast: Portrait of a People (1985), Hurricanes of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Three Centuries of Destruction (2009), and Gulf Coast Album: A Journey in Historic Photographs 1899-2011 from New Orleans across the Mississippi Gulf Coast to
Mobile (2011).
He is a member of Beauvoir Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Historical Society, and a member of the Gulf Coast Historical and Genealogical Society. In his spare time Mr. Sullivan avidly participates in Civil War re-enactments. He lives in Perkinston, Mississippi.
Charles L. Sullivan is an archivist and historian from Natchez, Mississippi. He earned his bachelor and master degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and acquired a year of post-graduate work at the University of Mississippi. He taught history at the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and he was also chairman of the Social Studies Department. He retired from teaching in May 2006, becoming the college’s first professor emeritus. Since 2006, he has been the
archivist of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Sullivan has published articles for New Orleans Magazine, Mississippi Magazine, and The Journal of Mississippi History. His books include Mississippi Gulf Coast: Portrait of a People (1985), Hurricanes of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Three Centuries of Destruction (2009), and Gulf Coast Album: A Journey in Historic Photographs 1899-2011 from New Orleans across the Mississippi Gulf Coast to
Mobile (2011).
He is a member of Beauvoir Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Historical Society, and a member of the Gulf Coast Historical and Genealogical Society. In his spare time Mr. Sullivan avidly participates in Civil War re-enactments. He lives in Perkinston, Mississippi.
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February 24, 2010
A great history of the state of grape growing and wine making in California (through the study of the Santa Clara Valley) pre-, during, and post-Prohibition.
I enjoyed the anecdote about Professor Cruess (of Cruess Hall @UCD fame) visiting A. Haentze vineyard in Evergreen at the dawn of Prohibition.
They were trying to figure out what to do with grapes during a time when making "intoxicating beverages" was to be illegal. Haentze served Cruess ice cream topped with grape syrup.
A quick read - two hours or so. I guarantee that you will come away with a historical respect for wines made south of San Francisco if you read this book.
I enjoyed the anecdote about Professor Cruess (of Cruess Hall @UCD fame) visiting A. Haentze vineyard in Evergreen at the dawn of Prohibition.
They were trying to figure out what to do with grapes during a time when making "intoxicating beverages" was to be illegal. Haentze served Cruess ice cream topped with grape syrup.
A quick read - two hours or so. I guarantee that you will come away with a historical respect for wines made south of San Francisco if you read this book.
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