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Beginnings in the Reedley Area
Katharine Nickel, compiler
A Community Project
December, 1961
First edition
Large softcover. Unmarked. Small tear at bottom front hinge; light edge wear and minor rubbing to wraps. Spine shows handling and mild surface wear but remains sound. Text block is excellent—clean, bright, and well-preserved. Overall Good+.
Printed in 1961 and compiled by Katharine Nickel, this substantial regional history gathers first-hand pioneer accounts of the Reedley, California area through 1913. Illustrated with numerous photographic plates, maps, and documentary reproductions, including portraits of early civic leaders and survey maps of the Kings River region. Pagination extends into the mid-200s with photo sections and detailed historical narratives. The volume is printed on quality mid-century stock with a sturdy wrap binding and faux-leather accented covers typical of community historical publications of the period.
Community-compiled local histories like this are often produced in modest numbers and distributed regionally, making surviving copies increasingly difficult to source outside the immediate area. This work preserves oral histories, agricultural development, irrigation history, early settlements, and pioneer biographies from Fresno County’s Upper Kings River region—material that rarely appears in larger commercial histories. An authentic mid-century preservation effort capturing the voice of Reedley’s foundational generation.
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