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About Jim Gregory Books

This is longtime Arroyo Grande resident Jim Gregory's third book on local history, following World War II Arroyo Grande and Patriot Graves: Discovering a California Town's Civil War Heritage. Gregory attended local schools, including the two-room Branch School in the Upper Arroyo Grande Valley; Cuesta College; the University of Missouri, where he received a degree in history; and Cal Poly, where he received his teaching credential. He taught for thirty years at Mission Prep in San Luis Obispo and at Arroyo Grande High School. He was Lucia Mar's Teacher of the Year in 2010-11 and began writing upon his retirement in 2015. Gregory is married to Elizabeth, campus minister and teacher at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, and the father of sons John and Thomas.