{"product_id":"remembering-orange-county-9781683368670","title":"Remembering Orange County","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerpetual sunshine, palm trees, miles of unbroken beaches, yachts, cliff-top mansions, millionaires—these are the images of Orange County that come to mind for many people, and there is much truth in this depiction, for Orange County is a place of boundless natural wonders that attracts more than 25 million tourists a year. However, the full story of Orange County is far more complex. It’s a story of conquistadors, wildcatters, farmers, veterans of great wars, builders, artists, and filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a selection of fine historic images from her best-selling book \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Orange County,\u003c\/em\u003e Leslie Anne Stone provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Orange County. \u003cem\u003eRemembering Orange County\u003c\/em\u003e offers more than 125 images drawn from the county’s fascinating past, from the mission ruins of San Juan Capistrano, to the turn-of-the-century celery fields of Westminster, to the eye-popping fantasia of a young Disneyland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy East Coast standards, Orange County is an infant—just over a century old—and tiny compared with most California counties; but its population is second only to neighboring Los Angeles County and growing every day. This volume captures the story of Orange County’s evolution from a sleepy backwater suburb of Los Angeles to an international tourist destination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360036094295,"sku":"9781683368670","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781683368670.jpg?v=1754126468","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/remembering-orange-county-9781683368670","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}