Ten years in Paradise.
Subtitle: Leaves from a society reporter's note-book.
By: By Mary Bowden Carroll.
Publisher: Press of Popp & Hogan
Published: 1903
Place of publication: [San Jose, Cal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Description: Mary Bowden Carroll left Otsego County, New York, for San José, Santa Clara County, in 1892. Ten years in Paradise (1903) is less a personal memoir than a piece of promotional literature for her adopted home: summary of Santa Clara's social history, descriptions of local towns, tributes to the valley's commerce and industry, and attractions for the home seeker. A substantial portion of the book consists of brief descriptions of local clubs and societies with lists of their membership rolls.