9786131287633 - Valley Hunt Club: Social Club, Tournament of Roses Parade, Charles Frederick Holder, Tournament Park (4 results)
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Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, GermanyBuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Valley Hunt Club is a private social club located in Pasadena, California, that is most noted for st…arting the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1890. Its members were former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcase their new home''s mild winter weather. 'In New York, people are buried in snow', announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. 'Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let''s hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise.' During the next few years, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations, football and a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won). 68 pp. Englisch.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Valley Hunt Club is a private social club located in Pasadena, California, that is most noted for startin…g the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1890. Its members were former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcase their new home''s mild winter weather. 'In New York, people are buried in snow', announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. 'Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let''s hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise.' During the next few years, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations, football and a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won).
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Valley Hunt Club | Social Club, Tournament of Roses Parade, Charles Frederick Holder, Tournament Park | Lambert M. Surhone (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786131287633 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, ma…il[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Valley HuntClub is a private social club located in Pasadena, California, that ismost noted for starting…the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1890. Itsmembers were former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcasetheir new home's mild winter weather. 'In New York, people are buried insnow', announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. 'Hereour flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold afestival to tell the world about our paradise.' During the next fewyears, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorizedfloats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations, footballand a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won).VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.
