An account of Santa Clara Valley's slow waltz with John Barleycorn.
San Jose's most famous artist chronicled the passing of the frontier in grand and romantic canvases, thumbed his nose at society matrons and paid his bar bills from San Francisco to Santa Cruz with paintings of nudes. A century later, A.D.M. Cooper remains a legendary local figure, whose reputation for Bohemian excess outstrips his artistic achievements.
The Jews came to the Santa Clara Valley, blended with the culture and found life here to be good. Has assimilation been good for their faith? Not everyone thinks so.
Widow of famed local historian gets the last word.
San Jose's first official hostess.
California Bandito Tiburcio Vasquez (1835-1875) was the prototype for the stereotypical Hollywood movie Mexican bandit.
