Pioneer Ranch Life in Orange: A Victorian Woman in Southern California
Paul F. Clark’s most recent publication is now available at The History Press.
Book Description
This previously unpublished account of early California ranch life from 1875 to 1887 covers a pivotal era in Orange County history.
Vassar-educated Mary Teegarden Clark captured the future Orange County during its transition from the untamed cattle rancho era to citrus empire. Mary writes engagingly about breaking ground for the citrus Yale Grove in the city of Orange, her home life with husband Albert B. Clark and workaday ranch chores with Chinese and Latino farmhands. Her firsthand accounts enlarge the historical record of citrus marketing, wilderness excursions and the escapades of Wild West pistoleros. Through deft editing, Paul F. Clark, Mary’s
great-grandson, provides the historical framework, allowing readers to view Mary’s remarkably vivid experiences.
