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Friends of Oakridge receives a portion of sales proceeds from Amazon  on the purchase of the following items

After almost a decade of research and writing her comprehensive biography "A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940" , Victoria Wilson visited Barbara Stanwyck's Marwyck Ranch in Northridge California for the first time in February 2014.  Marwyck Ranch was Stanwyck's home for roughly half of Wilson's book.  Once part of a 130 acre  Thoroughbred Ranch co-owned by Zeppo and Marion Marx, the house and remaining 9.5 acres are now a park owned and managed by the City of Los Angeles.  A book signing at the property was attended by over 200 guests. 

"860 glittering pages"  (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

"not only Stanwcyk's life, but the cultural and political forces that changed her years" (Molly Haskell, The New York Times)

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A Life of Barbara Stanwyck:

Steel-True 1907 -1940

By Victoria Wilson

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A Life of Barbara Stanwyck:

Steel-True 1907 -1940

By Victoria Wilson

Hardcover

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A Life of Barbara Stanwyck:

Steel-True 1907 -1940

By Victoria Wilson

Paperback

Shel Weisbach is one of the original Friends of Oakridge docents.  He may know more about ranch history in the San Fernando Valley than anyone.  Shel has been documenting and photographing San Fernando Valley architecture for over three decades. 

Pathways of the San Fernando Valley:  An Eclectic Collection of Architectural and Nostalgic Journeys, Sprinkled with Trivia -- Within and Radiating From -- the San Fernando Valley

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Pathways of the San Fernando Valley I

By Shel Weisbach

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Pathways of the San Fernando Valley II

By Shel Weisbach

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Pathways of the San Fernando Valley III

By Shel Weisbach

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