Julia Flynn Siler: 3 books
The House of Mondavi
The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2007
An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built—and then spectacularly lost—a global wine empire
Set in California’s lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal....
Lost Kingdom
Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
The New York Times–bestselling author delivers “a riveting saga about Big Sugar flexing its imperialist muscle in Hawaii . . . A real gem of a book” (Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot).
Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, Lost Kingdom brings to life the...
The White Devil's Daughters
The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
A revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first hundred years of Chinese immigration (1848-1943) and an in-depth look at the "safe house" that became a refuge for those seeking their freedom
Beginning in 1874, the Occidental Mission...