Truckee (Images of America Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738574953 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great photos and history NFLMVP Love this bookthe whole series, really.I purchased this recently for family members who lives in the Truckee area. They just purchased a home in the Floriston area of Truckee and it turns out their new home is actually in the book. How fun is that?!?This book is chock full of great photos and interesting information about the history of Truckee. It's an easy read and because of the format, it is a book that you can pick up and put down or read cover to cover. It's a book you'll come back to again and again, due to the fascinating photos and accompanying text.. "Five Stars" according to Diane at the Beach. A good book to remember where we were and how far we came.
Jennings first dug into the vast archives of the Truckee-Donner Historical Society in the 1990s as an editor and history columnist for the Truckee Sierra Sun. Her love of the mountains and the Truckee community is evident in her commitment to the society and other area historical organizations. By making locals and visitors aware of Truckee’s rich history, she hopes to inspire others to help preserve the foundations of this once-lawless Northern California town. About the Author Writer Sherry E.
By making locals and visitors aware of Truckee’s rich history, she hopes to inspire others to help preserve the foundations of this once-lawless Northern California town. . Her love of the mountains and the Truckee community is evident in her commitment to the society and other area historical organizations. Writer Sherry E. Jennings first dug into the vast archives of the Truckee-Don
At 5,980 feet, Truckee enchants visitors with a quaintness that belies the mountain town’s rugged past. In just over 150 years, Truckee has morphed from a collection of lawless rough-and-tumble settlements to a close-knit community with a sense of adventure at its core. The Truckee area was also at the cornerstone of many 19th-century technological innovations. The very environment in which Truckee existshigh elevation, cold, deep snowsforced its founding fathers, residents, immigrants, and transient workers to make tough decisions while attempting to keep peace in a wildly remote area. From logging that kept trains stoked and fed Nevada mines to an ice-harvesting industry that transformed refrigerated transportation and the largest paper mill west of the Mississippi, Truckee proved its engineering mettle.