Project Gutenberg 2009-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 384 Warner, Charles Dudley 1829 1900 rc01000915 Our Italy Produced by Bryan Ness, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Our Italy" by Charles Dudley Warner is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on Southern California, drawing parallels between its beauty and climate to that of Italy, while exploring the physical characteristics and bounty of the region. The author invites readers to consider the landscape, agricultural potential, and the livability of this unique part of the United States. At the start of the narrative, Warner vividly describes the awe-inspiring transition experienced by travelers as they journey into the picturesque vistas of Southern California from the rigors of cold alpine landscapes. The opening portion establishes the contrasting climates, highlighting the abundance of lush gardens, orchards, and varying elevations that contribute to a unique ecosystem. The author emphasizes the richness of the terrain, discussing the implications of localized weather patterns, irrigation, and cultivation, which together position Southern California as a fertile and thriving land, drawing comparisons to Italy yet with its own distinct charm and characteristics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agriculture -- California Urbanization -- California Real estate development -- California Business -- California California, Southern -- Description and travel F850.5 Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 498467 498480 2024-09-12T09:19:46.186482 2023-09-12T12:27:46.688695 text/html text/html 459486 2021-01-04T22:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2843308 2021-01-04T22:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2912666 2024-09-12T09:20:00.008428 application/epub+zip 2919062 2024-09-12T09:19:50.106506 application/epub+zip 211490 2024-09-12T09:19:47.997500 application/epub+zip 3108593 2024-09-12T09:20:06.101895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3047432 2024-09-12T09:19:57.317426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347324 2022-09-13T09:32:03.084577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351518 351294 2024-09-12T09:19:44.260518 2023-09-12T12:27:44.894724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 351196 2021-01-04T22:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131095 2021-01-04T22:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351542 2021-01-04T22:46:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131047 2021-01-04T22:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21673 2024-09-12T09:20:06.265412 application/rdf+xml 12379 2024-09-12T09:19:48.435483 image/jpeg 3428 2024-09-12T09:19:48.215495 image/jpeg 2905777 2024-09-12T09:19:46.341495 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia