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At the time of publication in 2002, science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson was 49 years old and living in Davis, California.He had conceived of the premise for The Years of Rice and Salt in the 1970s while thinking about what alternate history scenario would result in "the biggest change that would still work in terms of comparison to our history". [1]
Kevin Starr, former professor of History and California State Librarian has written many highly regarded books [1] on the history of California including the multi-volume Americans & the California Dream Series which contain a significant amount of history about Los Angeles and the surrounding area. California: A History. New York: Modern Library.
Salt comes from two main sources: sea water, and the sodium chloride mineral halite (also known as rock salt). Rock salt occurs in vast beds of sedimentary evaporite minerals that result from the drying up of enclosed lakes, playas, and seas. Salt beds may be up to 350 metres (1,150 ft) thick and underlie broad areas.
Kevin Owen Starr (September 3, 1940 – January 14, 2017) was an American historian and California's state librarian, best known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "Americans and the California Dream."
Oliver Salt Company was a saltworks located on the San Francisco Bay adjacent to Hayward, California, which produced salt by evaporation from the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] The remains of their facilities are within Eden Landing Ecological Reserve .
Salt & Shore: Book honors coastal South’s food and culture in recipes and stories. Gannett. Chris Worthy. September 25, 2024 at 5:16 PM. ... its history and the people and planet that provide it.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 November 2024. American explorer (1819–1870) Lansford Hastings Born Lansford Warren Hastings 1819 (1819) Mount Vernon, Ohio Died 1870 (1871) (aged 51) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Occupation(s) lawyer, writer and adventurer Known for developer of the Hastings Cutoff Spouse Charlotte Toler Lansford ...
The History of Photography; A History of the Book in America; A History of the Civil War, 1861–1865; A History of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America; History of the Movement from 1854 to 1890; History of the Rockaways from the Year 1685 to 1917; A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom