{"product_id":"children-of-aliso-paperback","title":"Children of Aliso - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet E. Thurston Buchheim Mather\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTed Cheek\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eScott Case\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHILDREN OF ALISO is a memoir of the pioneering Thurston family who settled and homesteaded 152 acres of land in Laguna Beach's Aliso Canyon in 1871, transforming its barren wilderness into a sustainable farm. It narrates the family's personal stories, from initial isolation to early Laguna neighbors, through the 1880s real-estate boom and bust, and 1890s economic downturns. Detailed descriptions of the region's flora, fauna and beautiful landscapes provide a backdrop to accounts of their daily lives, relationships and hardships. It recounts their lives on the Aliso farm, and the early years of school and work opportunities in neighboring communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarriet Thurston Buchheim Mather, one of fifteen Thurston children, describes CHILDREN OF ALISO as \"the story of a single family of pioneers taken from among the many who formed an integral part of the romantic Southland in days that are forever gone-gone, not simply from the standpoint of the passing of time, but of the vanishing of an era.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 506\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751550386464,"sku":"9798989471508","price":46.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/17a894251ef517784aa88a8ca2e97467.webp?v=1779975645","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/children-of-aliso-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}