(Cook Books) Sun-Maid Raisin Growers Of California: Downright Delicious Sun-Maid Raisin Recipes: Stapled wraps. Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of California, Fresno, CA. 0. B&W Illustrations: Near Fine
This is a small format booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing to the foredges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1873, Francis T. Eisen planted an experimental vineyard of Muscat grapes on 25 acres (10 hectares) along Fancher Creek, just east of Fresno. By 1878, packaged raisins were being shipped out of the state, and by 1903, California was producing 120 million pounds of raisins a year. Packing houses quickly became a vital link between the grower and the consumer, and dozens sprouted up across the San Joaquin Valley. Employing hundreds of immigrant people, these facilities received the sun-dried raisins from growers, which they stored, processed, packaged, and shipped throughout the United States and to countries around the world. When the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, farmers and immigrants from the East settled the area for the first time, and growers were able to quickly transport products from the West to new markets. In 1872, Leland Stanford brought the Central Pacific Railroad to the San Joaquin Valley, choosing a location in present-day downtown Fresno as the rail stop, Fresno Station. Depots in surrounding communities soon followed. As the railroads expanded, so too did the area surrounding Fresno Station, attracting farmers to grow agricultural products to satisfy the increasing demand from faraway markets. Many of the families suffered due to harmful chemicals that they were faced with while working on the farms. " (from Wikipedia) #45606 $20
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