Olives in California's Gold Country

Salvatore Manna, Terry Beaudoin

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781439645789
• Edition: 0
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The history of the olive in the Gold Country of Northern California is a story of the Spanish in the New World, of the Gold Rush, of immigrants from Italy and other Mediterranean countries, of bold pioneers, enterprising farmers and scientists, and of businessmen and businesswomen. Focusing on Calaveras County in the south and Placer County in the north, but also exploring the olive throughout most of Northern California, including olive havens such as Corning and Oroville, that story is told within these pages through rare and fascinating photographs. For those who wish to explore the olive in Northern California, whether its history, industry or technology, this volume provides both an appetizer and a satisfying entr?e. As love of the olive grows, for the first time a book tells the tale of the olive tree, the king of trees, in the Mother Lode of California.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Olive and the Gold Rush
• 2. Italian Gardens and American Families
• 3. The Rise of Mother Lode Orchards
• 4. Aeolia Heights and Placer County
• 5. Rocca Bella of Calaveras County
• 6. From Calaveras to Corning, Roseville to Oroville
• 7. The Technology of Olives
• 8. Old Orchards and the New Liquid Gold Rush