Excerpt from History of San Luis Obispo County, California: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Pleasant Memories - Prosperous Rancheros - Generous Hospitality - Californians in 1835 - General Style of Dress of the People - Pure and Mixed Blood - Fine Voices - California Money Methods of Travel Californian's Easter Sunday - Singular Funeral - Cock Fighting - A Horse Race - Dancing - Descrip tion of a Festival, January io, i83o - Curious Custom - Love's Ofl'ering - Twenty-four Years Later - Captain John Wilson Reminiscences - Return Voyage - California Customs - The Carreta - A Manly Race - Schools - Fecundity of the People Their Tablesf - The Family at Home - vveddings - The Ladies' Costumes - Caballero's Dress - Funeral Customs - Postal Sys tem - 'hospitable Californians - The Ranchos - The Rodeos A Changed Condition - Ecclesiastical or Monkish Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is an opulently illustrated catalogue of the entire remaining mammoth photographs of Carleton Watkins (1829-1916). The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty.

Nipomo, Chumash for "at the foot of the hills," and Los Berros, Spanish for "watercress," comprise an important Central Coast area that is often overlooked by history. First established by Chumash Indians and then formally recognized in 1837 in the form of a 38,000-acre land grant from the Mexican government, the area evolved into a hidden national treasure. What started with a ranch owned by William Goodwin Dana and his wife, Maria Josefa Carrillo, quickly spread and became vast farmlands. With the arrival of the railroad and the immigration of workers, unique local goods found their way across the country and trade networks connected the region to the rest of the world. Much of this legacy still stands and can be found today if you know where to look.