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Duarte Chronicles

By Claudia Heller

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2013
ISBN
9781614239390, 9781609498825, 2013016019
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3837188 bytes)
Series
American Chronicles
Pages
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Time added
2022-11-06 06:17:35
History; Nonfiction; HIS036000

Description

Andres Duarte was a Mexican army veteran who was awarded a 6,595-acre grant south of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841. Parceled out to settlers and farmers, the Rancho Azusa de Duarte began thriving when rail lines were built to access the citrus crops. Duarte was home to the City of Hope, a tuberculosis clinic that became a world-class cancer research and treatment center. The old U.S. Route 66 brought thousands of new Californians through the residential melting pot from points east. Residents have included such notables as big-band leader Glenn Miller and playwright Sam Shepard. Join coauthors Claudia and Alan Heller as they recall the people, institutions, events and natural elements that have made Duarte a unique Los Angeles County city.

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