California Apricots by Robin Chapman
Picked warm from a tree, a California apricot opens into halves as easily as if it came with a dotted line down its center. The seed infuses the core with a hint of almond; the fruit carries the scent of citrus and jasmine; and it tastes, some say, like manna from heaven. In these pages, Robin Chapman recalls the season when the Santa Clara Valley was the largest apricot producer in the world and recounts the stories of Silicon Valley's now lost orchards. From the Spaniards in the eighteenth century who first planted apricots in the Mission Santa Clara gardens to the post-World War II families who built their homes among subdivided orchards, relive the long summer days ripe with bumper crops of this much-anticipated delicacy.
Chapman, Robin: - Robin Chapman's award-winning books of poetry include Six True Things, poems of growing up in the Manhattan Project town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and recipient of the Wisconsin Library Association's Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award; THE WAY IN (Tebot Bach, 1999) and Images of a Complex World: The Art and Poetry of Chaos (with J.C. Sprott's fractals and explanations), recipients of the Posner Poetry Award; The Dreamer Who Counted the Dead, a WLA Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award; and ABUNDANCE (Cider Press Review, 2009), recipient of Cider Press Editors' Book Award. She is Professor emerita of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a member of the steering committee of the UW Chaos and Complex Systems Seminar. Her latest book is THE ONLY HOME WE KNEW (Tebot Bach, 2019).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781540207654 |
| ISBN 10 | 154020765X |
| Title | California Apricots |
| Author | Robin Chapman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | History Press Library Editions |
| Year published | 2013-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 178 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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