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Ten years in Paradise. Leaves from a society reporter's note-book.
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Ten years in Paradise. Leaves from a society reporter's note-book.

Author: Mary Bowden Carroll
Publisher: [San Jose, Cal., Press of Popp & Hogan, 1903]
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Mary Bowden Carroll left Otsego County, New York, for San José, Santa Clara County, in 1892. Ten years in Paradise (1903) is less a personal memoir than a piece of promotional literature for her adopted home: summary of Santa Clara's social history, descriptions of local towns, tributes to the valley's commerce and industry, and attractions for the home seeker. A substantial portion of the book consists of brief  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Carroll, Mary Bowden.
Ten years in Paradise.
[San Jose, Cal., Press of Popp & Hogan, 1903]
(OCoLC)647164372
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mary Bowden Carroll
OCLC Number: 2558925
Notes: A description of Santa Clara Valley, California.
Description: 212 p. 28 pl. 23 cm.
Responsibility: By Mary Bowden Carroll.

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Mary Bowden Carroll left Otsego County, New York, for San José, Santa Clara County, in 1892. Ten years in Paradise (1903) is less a personal memoir than a piece of promotional literature for her adopted home: summary of Santa Clara's social history, descriptions of local towns, tributes to the valley's commerce and industry, and attractions for the home seeker. A substantial portion of the book consists of brief descriptions of local clubs and societies with lists of their membership rolls.

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