{"product_id":"early-hayward-robert-phelps-9781531615772","title":"Early Hayward","description":"The vibrant East Bay city of Hayward was named for William Hayward, a '49er and American squatter who endeared himself to Mexican landowner Guillermo Castro by making him a good pair of boots. With Castro's permission, William stayed to open Hayward's Hotel on what is now Main and A Streets. That fortuitous location, near the convergence of the eight tributaries forming San Lorenzo Creek, made the region a natural transportation hub between the bay and the fertile Livermore Valley. Stagecoach lines, a narrow-gauge railroad, and later modern transportation links encouraged more immigrants to settle. Today Hayward is a diverse city of almost 150,000 people, and home to a campus of the California State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Phelps, The Hayward Area Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531615775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531615772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Robert Phelps","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995040186623,"sku":"9781531615772","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ead1fcde-f20f-4b66-93df-ae34af7581fc.jpg?v=1683333597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-hayward-robert-phelps-9781531615772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}