Phil Brigandi: 3 books
by Phil Brigandi
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and...
A Brief History of Orange, California
The Plaza City
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Orange, California, a city that started small, but grew big on the promise, sweat and toil of agriculture. Born from the breakup of the old Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, its early days were filled with horse races, gambling, and fiestas. Citrus was the backbone of the economy for more than half a century,...
Reservations, Removal, and Reform
The Mission Indian Agents of Southern California, 1878–1903
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Inseparable from the history of the Indians of Southern California is the role of the Indian agent—a government functionary whose chief duty was, according to the Office of Indian Affairs, to “induce his Indian to labor in civilized pursuits.” Offering a portrait of the Mission Indian agents...