Meet the authors of our local mountain history
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:10 pm
MEET THE AUTHORS
The Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society and First Water Design present the finest assembly of experts of our magnificent mountains and their impact on our history, culture, and way of life. This extraordinary gathering will be held in Sierra Madre on Saturday, January 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free event at 154 West Sierra Madre Blvd.
This “who’s who” roster of authors will be selling and signing their works:
John Robinson - The San Gabriels, Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels, Sierra Madre’s Old Mount Wilson Trail
Michele Zack - Southern California Story: Seeking the Better Life in Sierra Madre, Altadena: Between Wilderness and City
Elizabeth Pomeroy - John Muir: A Naturalist in Southern California, San Marino: A Centennial History
Nat Read - Don Benito Wilson: From Mountain Man to Mayor Los Angeles 1841 to 1878
Michael Patris - Mount Lowe Railway
Glen Owens - The Heritage of the Big Santa Anita
Paul Rippens - The Saint Francis Dam
Willis Osborne - A Guide to Mt. Baldy & San Antonio Canyon
Christopher Nyerges - Enter the Forest
Norma Rowley - The Angeles Was Our Home
Chris Kasten - cartographer and former manager of Sturtevant Camp.
At 2 p.m. there will be a panel discussion with our writers.
For more information, contact Jeff Lapides at FirstWaterDesign .com or (626) 695-8177.
The Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society and First Water Design present the finest assembly of experts of our magnificent mountains and their impact on our history, culture, and way of life. This extraordinary gathering will be held in Sierra Madre on Saturday, January 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free event at 154 West Sierra Madre Blvd.
This “who’s who” roster of authors will be selling and signing their works:
John Robinson - The San Gabriels, Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels, Sierra Madre’s Old Mount Wilson Trail
Michele Zack - Southern California Story: Seeking the Better Life in Sierra Madre, Altadena: Between Wilderness and City
Elizabeth Pomeroy - John Muir: A Naturalist in Southern California, San Marino: A Centennial History
Nat Read - Don Benito Wilson: From Mountain Man to Mayor Los Angeles 1841 to 1878
Michael Patris - Mount Lowe Railway
Glen Owens - The Heritage of the Big Santa Anita
Paul Rippens - The Saint Francis Dam
Willis Osborne - A Guide to Mt. Baldy & San Antonio Canyon
Christopher Nyerges - Enter the Forest
Norma Rowley - The Angeles Was Our Home
Chris Kasten - cartographer and former manager of Sturtevant Camp.
At 2 p.m. there will be a panel discussion with our writers.
For more information, contact Jeff Lapides at FirstWaterDesign .com or (626) 695-8177.