{"product_id":"walking-the-wall-life-behind-del-mars-snakewall-paperback","title":"Walking the Wall: Life Behind Del Mar's Snakewall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrier Miller Minor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalking the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the fascinating story of Del Mar's iconic walled estate, \u003cb\u003eLa Atalaya, \u003c\/b\u003e better known today as the \u003cb\u003e\"Snakewall Property.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Well researched and written in a comfortable and colorful style, \u003cb\u003eBrier Miller Minor's\u003c\/b\u003e book covers three generations of Burnetts, the well-to-do family that built the estate they called La Atalaya, and then migrated back and forth between the hubbub of Los Angeles and tranquility of Del Mar for nearly half a century. La Atalaya was built in the Roaring Twenties; struggled through the Great Depression, a devastating fire and World War II; and was lost to the family with the death in 1971 of the patriarch, the author's grandfather, cement mogul Coy Burnett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yes, Minor pieces together the puzzle of how the name \"Snakewall\" came to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater chapters include the convoluted years of the next owner's tenure and the restoration of this magnificent property by its present owners. And in her brief \"Afterword\" Minor, recently retired after a rewarding career practicing and teaching Marriage and Family Therapy, looks back on her own childhood summers in Del Mar. Recalling hours spent observing the grown-ups and walking La Atalaya's wall with her siblings and cousins, she considers the role of walls, both physical and figurative, in all our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond its obvious attraction for anyone with ties to Del Mar, this book will also appeal to those interested in Southern California history, or in the family dynamics of wealth, through good times and bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098337153159,"sku":"9781732526594","price":16.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4728e2e30aae5db11c67c9799cf544fd.webp?v=1732362137","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/walking-the-wall-life-behind-del-mars-snakewall-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}