Dead & Alive: A Memoir of Life at Oak Knoll Ranch by Ethel Melone Brown. From the title page "The following text was discovered hidden in the archives of the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley during an exhaustive search to uncover the history of Oak Knoll Ranch. This poignant memoir from the granddaughter of R. B. Woodward gives us great insight into the incredible family who were stewards of this beautiful property in the heart of Napa Valley. The Woodward/Melone ownership spanned from 1863 to 1929. The story that follows will bring both laughter and tears as we learn what it takes to carry forward a great heritage such as Oak Knoll Ranch.
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