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Oxnard Sugar Beets
Jeffrey Maulhardt
Oxnard Sugar Beets
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."
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 31, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9781540200549 |
Publishers | History Press Library Editions |
Pages | 130 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 10 mm · 344 g |
Language | English |