"Tells the story of Japanese Americans who lived in Lompoc before World War II... he reveals the successful efforts of local and state officials in pushing for the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast. One of the greatest tragedies of this forced removal was the destruction of the Japanese American community of Lompoc..."--P. 7.

Composite photographs of buildings, people, and places in Lompoc Valley, in which Kam Jacoby has merged a photograph from the early twentieth century and an photograph from the early twenty-first century into one new image.

Provides a history of a small women's club on the central coast of California that first organized in 1898 to study the arts and literature; work on civic improvements; and promote women's equality.