By Lauren Coodley with Stephanie Grohs “If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment.” (Interview with Georgia O’Keeffe, New York Post 1946). The wildflowers in this album were collected in Napa Valley by Carl Franco in...
Land of Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair's California By Lauren Coodley Novelist and muckraker Sinclair, best known for his exposT The Jungle; however, he deserves equal accolades for his entertaining critiques of Southern California’s oil industry, movie...
California, A Multicultural Documentary History by Lauren Coodley California : A Multicultural Documentary History is a primary source reader that focuses on the diverse experiences of all groups included in the histories of California: Filipino Americans,...
Napa State Hospital By Patricia Prestinary with Lauren Coodley Napa, because of its natural beauty and optimal conditions for “moral treatment,” was chosen as the second site for a state hospital to ease overcrowding in Stockton Asylum. When the fully...
A Napa Author Rediscovers "Lost Napa Valley" By Kathleen Reynolds, Napa Valley Register ~ February 2021 Order from Bookshop.org Order from Napa Bookmine Bored on a Saturday? Why not head over to the Wheelhouse Roller Rink, Paradise Mini Golf, or the Kay-Von Drive-in...
