Oxnard Sugar Beets: Ventura County's Lost Cash Crop
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Oxnard Sugar Beets: Ventura County's Lost Cash Crop by Jeffrey Maulhardt
In the early 1890s, farmers Albert Maulhardt and John Edward Borchard discovered Ventura County s favorable conditions for a highly profitable new cash crop: the sugar beet. Not long after inviting sugar mogul Henry T. Oxnard to the area, construction began on a $2 million sugar factory capable of processing two thousand tons of beets daily. The facility brought jobs, wealth and the Southern Pacific rail line. It became one of the country s largest producers of sugar, and just like that, a town was born. Despite the industry s demise, the city of Oxnard still owes its name to the man who delivered prosperity. A fifth-generation descendant, local author and historian Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt details the rise and fall of a powerful enterprise and the entrepreneurial laborers who helped create a city.
Maulhardt, Jeffrey Wayne: - Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt is a fifth-generation Oxnard native, a history teacher, and the author of several books about Oxnard, including The Day the New York Giants Came to Oxnard; The First Farmers of the Oxnard Plain; Beans, Beets, and Babies; and The Oxnard Pagoda-A Community Gathering Place. Sifting through the 2,000 images in his personal collection and many others from the Ventura County Historical Museum and the Oxnard Public Library, Maulhardt traces the early years of the city he knows and loves.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781467136792 |
| ISBN 10 | 1467136794 |
| Title | Oxnard Sugar Beets: Ventura County's Lost Cash Crop |
| Author | Jeffrey Maulhardt |
| Series | Lost Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | History Press |
| Year published | 2016-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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