The enterprising spirit that led to Sonoma County's storied agricultural heritage defined its earliest denizens. Sail the seas with Captain Bodega y Quadra, whose name graces the coast and beyond, and wave farewell to the last train out of the redwoods. Discover the fate of Charles Henley, spirited from the county jail in 1876 by masked vigilantes. Learn about the rise and fall of Sonoma's tobacco growers and the historic opening of the Jenner Bridge as the automobile rose in popularity. J...

The Russian River has drawn tourists to its colossal redwoods, picturesque seashore and idyllic resorts for more than a century. This collection of John C. Schubert's "Stumptown Stories" columns relates the history of this California river valley through in-depth research and firsthand stories. Ride the first train to chug across the Hacienda Bridge and wave farewell to the town's last train in 1935. Swing around in the many dance halls to the big bands of the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Let the...

The Russian River region has morphed from a lumber area, to a recreational paradise, to a retirement locale and a semi-bedroom community of Santa Rosa Valley, all the while sustaining itself as one of Northern California's premier vacation destinations. Each resort region town has its own personality dictated by its environment: forest, river, fields, and hills. A self-proclaimed 'River Rat,' Valerie A. Munthe has lived 20 years in Guerneville, where she and her husband, Jesse, raise their...

Why couldn't Schubert get his 'great' C-Major Symphony performed? Why was he the first composer to consistently write four movements for his piano sonatas? Since neither Schubert's nor Beethoven's piano sonatas were ever performed in public, who did hear them? Addressing these questions and many others, John M. Gingerich provides a new understanding of Schubert's career and his relationship to Beethoven. Placing the genres of string quartet, symphony, and piano sonata within the cultural c...

Love, Justice, and Education by William H. Schubert brings to life key ideas in the work of John Dewey and their relevance for the world today. He does this by imagining continuation of a highly evocative article that Dewey published in the New York Times in 1933. Dewey wrote from the posture of having visited Utopia. Schubert begins each of thirty short chapters with a phrase or sentence from Dewey's article, in response to which a continuous flow of Utopians consider what is necessary fo...

Will the letter "S" carved in a rifle butt result in the owner's life or death decree?This blockbuster story traces the maturing of young Confederate Private Patch Schubert in larger-than-life Texas. It begins with the last skirmish of the Civil War. It occurred in South Texas at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, 33 days after Lee surrendered to Grant.The inexperienced Patch is stopped dead in his tracks, first by the carnally-wired and contentious Rosa, then by the more experienc...

Born just a few years after Mozart died, Franz Schubert had a lot in common with the famous composer. Schubert was also a gifted child who astonished adults with his musical ability. As a teen, Schubert was taught by one of Mozart s rivals. And like Mozart, Schubert s life ended prematurely and was filled with struggle. Still, while Mozart was celebrated across Europe, Schubert was almost completely unknown until just a few years before his death. The challenges of Schubert s life inspired...

Franz Schubert died in 1828, at the tragically young age of 31, known in Vienna as a mere composer of songs. But he left behind a treasure trove of unpublished manuscripts, scattered across the city and beyond.They could easily have been lost to history but for the devotion of a handful of followers whose painstaking efforts ensured the survival of some of the most cherished works in classical music, such as the Great C Major Symphony, the Unfinished Symphony and ...

In early childhood, the most important period of learning and human development, young children often achieve developmental milestones in a short time. Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music presents research on the importance of fostering musical growth during this period. These studies discuss:·applying brain research to young children's musical growth· music in the home and child-care contexts· musical characteristics of the young c...

The only book of its kind, Profitably Buying and Selling Broadcast Stations, provides never published-before information on the business, technical and legal aspects of investing in and acquiring broadcast stations.If you are interested in buying, selling or investing in a broadcast station, this book is for you. Written in plain English by three prominent communications lawyers, it is designed to decode the mysteries of broadcast station purchase and sale contracts and pr...

Viele Menschen leben in einem Gefühl der Unzufriedenheit. Sie leiden vielleicht unter ihrem Gewicht, ihrem Job, ihrer Beziehung, vielleicht wünschen sie sich, mehr aus ihrem Leben zu machen. Doch bei vielen bleibt es auch dabei, sie kommen über das Wünschen nicht hinaus., , Sina Trinkwalder ist eine Macherin. Sie hat keine Scheu, Neues anzupacken. Sie weist einen gangbaren Weg aus Unzufriedenheit und Erstarrung. Zielgruppe sind alle, die wissen, dass etwas schiefläuft und die nicht wissen,...

Franz Schubert died in 1828, at the tragically young age of 31, known in Vienna as a mere composer of songs. But he left behind a treasure trove of unpublished manuscripts, scattered across the city and beyond.They could easily have been lost to history but for the devotion of a handful of followers whose painstaking efforts ensured the survival of some of the most cherished works in classical music, such as the Great C Major Symphony, the Unfinished Symphony and ...