Description: Dana Point Harbor / Capistrano Bay: HOME PORT FOR ROMANCEFourth Edition of the Comprehensive History by Doris I. Walker (1933-2011) - California Author, Historian, Instructor and LecturerPublished by TO-THE-POINT PRESS, 1995Here is the definitive history of the south Orange County Coast, where Dana Point Harbor was once the Spanish-era port for Mission San Juan Capistrano. This award-winning book details the geology, biology, history and intrigue of the "only romantic spot in California," as related by area namesake Richard Henry Dana in Two Years Before the Mast (1840). Walker depicts visits here by Boston's Dana, Argentine pirates, Russian otter-hunters, whalers and rumrunners.The first edition of this highly-regarded volume was commissioned by the Orange County Marine Institute and delivered aboard the tallship Pilgrim in 1981. Here, in its fourth and final 1995 edition, Home Port for Romance describes the prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican and American eras along this coast, including the Roaring ‘20s in Dana Point and San Clemente. It also offers an extensive illustrated account of the unique construction of modern Dana Point Harbor within the historic anchorage.HOME PORT FOR ROMANCE features:272 81/2x11” pages, with index and bibliography550 photographs covering a centurydeluxe design and printingblue simulated leather bindinggold-foil cover detailsDoris Walker’s books have consistently earned national and state awards. She has taught California History in Saddleback College’s Emeritus Institute and is an appointee to the Orange County Historical Commission. Her 100+ writing and photography awards include the DAR American History Medal and National Federation of Press Women’s “Best Historical Book of the Year” award for her Sections of Orange, the county’s official centennial volume. She is co-founder and a director of the Dana Point Historical Society and a former director of the Orange County and San Juan Capistrano Historical Societies.“HOME PORT FOR ROMANCE is an enjoyable example of California local coastal history at its best!” – California Highway 1 Book, Ballantine Books, New York“This book traces the history and transformation of Capistrano Bay in such a way that the land and sea come alive and become a part of the bay’s evolution.” – San Diego Log Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Price: 39.95 USD
Location: Long Beach, California
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Doris I. Walker
Publisher: To the Point Press
Topic: Historical
Subject: History
