Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island: The Rise and Fall of a California Dynasty

Chiles, Frederic Caire

ISBN 10: 0870624008 / ISBN 13: 9780870624001

Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island: The Rise and Fall of a California Dynasty
• Publisher: The Arthur H. Clark Company
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870624008
• ISBN 13: 9780870624001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

One of the fabled Channel Islands of Southern California, Santa Cruz was once the largest privately owned island off the coast of the continental United States. This multifaceted account traces the island's history from its aboriginal Chumash population to its acquisition by The Nature Conservancy at the end of the twentieth century. The heart of the book, however, is a family saga: the story of French émigré Justinian Caire and his descendants, who owned and occupied the island for more than fifty years. The author, descended from Caire, uses family archives unavailable to earlier historians to recount the full, previously untold story.

About the Author

Frederic Caire Chiles is the author of Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island: The Rise and Fall of a California Dynasty. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of California–Santa Barbara and divides his time between London, Italy, and California.