by A. A. Brierly (Contribution by), Robert A. Pearce Ph. D. (Author)
This book is about my grandfather's (A.A. Brierly) involvement in Owens Valley land sales to Los Angeles during the early 1900's. He was born in Bishop, CA in 1884 and lived his entire life there. He worked 65 years for Inyo County (1905-1970) and was significantly involved with issues regarding land managment in Inyo County. This book is much different that others written on the subject of Los Angeles and the Owens Valley as this is a first hand account from someone who was there, not revisionist history. I hope you enjoy my book.
Author Biography
Robert A. Pearce was born in Bishop, California. He is the fifth generation of his family to live in Bishop. He recieved his B.S. from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Agricultrual Economics, his M.S. is from Texas A&M in Range Science, and his Ph.D. is from Colorado State University in Rangeland Ecosystem Science. Rob is a reining horse competitor, National Reining Horse Association Judge, a private helicopter pilot, and he has many hobbies including resoring his grandfather's (A.A. Brierly) 1950 Dodge pickup.