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Synopsis
The earliest pioneer families at San Simeon Creek began to arrive in 1858. They lived in cabins down in the fields and by necessity were phenomenally hardworking and closely united. They had to use every scrap of courage, education, skill and grit they could squeeze out of their native gifts. For fun they might go to Pujol's rodeo or spend an afternoon trout fishing. We know many of these details thanks to the recently recovered diaries and letters of Dr. E.A. Clark and his sister Sarah Mariah Clark. Author Clark Colahan presents his well-documented portrayal of pioneering on San Simeon Creek in the mid-19th century giving the reader real insights into what life was like.
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About the Author
Clark Colahan was raised in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. He first visited the Clark and Mathers homesteads on San Simeon Creek with his family when he was fifteen, courtesy of a Hearst Ranch jeep and wrangler. He inherits a long family tradition of love of the outdoors. His father was an avid landscape painter, and Clark has always been an enthusiastic hiker and kayaker. He and his wife Barbara have camped their way all over the West. For more than twenty-five years Clark has taught Spanish Literature and Language at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, where he is Anderson Professor of Humanities and Professor of Spanish. His specialty is the literature of the Spanish Renaissance and Colonial New Mexico. Like his great, greatgrandfather, E.A. Clark, he has written extensively.
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- PublisherCentral Coast Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1930401833
- ISBN 13 9781930401839
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages232
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