Pearl Chase: First Lady of Santa Barbara

Discover why Santa Barbara is...Santa Barbara! Meet Pearl Chase, the woman who shaped who shaped a city.In an effort to connect proud residents and the 10 million visitors a year who visit Santa Barbara with one of the most powerful figures in the city's history, author Cheri Rae has created "Pearl Chase: First Lady of Santa Barbara." It's an easy-to-read, pocket-sized introduction to Pearl Chase, featuring stories of her causes, crusades and campaigns, and generously illustrated with historic photos. The book is a colorful account of her life and work as well as the places she preserved and protected.* Learn how one woman could shape a city with this lively, behind-the-scenes narrative of her life and times. * Enjoy the revealing anecdotes, cherished memories and wry recollections of those who worked with her. * Take a "Pearl Chase Tour" of the many city treasures she preserved and the rich legacy she left behind. The city of Santa Barbara is called a jewel, a gem, a treasure--and there's a reason for that. Visitors and residents alike will be surprised to learn just how many facets of this beautiful place can be traced back to a woman named Pearl. The Santa Barbara View praised the book as "The essential guide to the life and times of the powerful Miss Chase, the woman who shaped Santa Barbara."Pearl Chase was Santa Barbara's most influential woman of the 20th century. "What's particularly fascinating about Miss Chase is the story of how she worked behind the scenes," declares author Cheri Rae. "I came to admire her fearlessness in speaking truth to power throughout her long and extraordinary life."