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First printing. An account of the huge Spanish land grant - "ranch of the lake of the redwoods" - which included what is now the town of Moraga and parts of the towns of Orinda and Lafayette in the hills east of San Francisco Bay - an area which remained lightly populated until the 1960's Large format, profusely illustrated with photographs (including the John Carroll home, St. Mary's College, the Moraga Ranch, and much more), maps and drawings. Designer: Hal Hershey; Special Artwork: Lester Krames; Coordinator: Maggie Skinner. Bibliography, subject and personal names indexes. 225 pp. California Seal on front endpaper; time line showing the Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados landowners on rear endpaper. Fine in fine dust jacket. .

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