Northern California by Jack Newcombe - ISBN: 9780394729886
Paperback
Uncover California’s hidden gems: history, wine, redwoods, and coastal wonders.

Northern California

A History and Guide - From Napa to Eureka

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    12 August 1986

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Summary

“The landscape of monotony is elsewhere,” Jack Newcombe writes, and the routes he traces through the vineyards, towns, and parkland of northern California—along with the variegated pleasures to be explored en route—bear the proof.

  • Mud baths and wine tasting in Calistoga.
  • A view from the top at Mt. St. Helena.
  • Wine touring, the slow and selective way, in the Napa and Sonoma valleys.
  • “A Beer Experience” in Petaluma, and a dining treat at the New Boonvile…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780394729886
ISBN-10:0394729889
Author:Jack Newcombe, Stan Skandinski
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:12 August 1986
Weight:295g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 13mm
About The Author

Jack Newcombe

Jack Newcombe was the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction. A native of Vermont, he attended the University of Missouri, Pomona College and the American University at Biarritz before graduating from Brown University. He worked at Life magazine from 1955 to 1972 as a writer, editor, and bureau chief in London and Washington, and enjoyed a four-year tenure as executive editor of Book-of-the-Month Club. Jack Newcombe died in 1990.

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