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Book Synopsis Little Known Tales in Sacramento History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales in Sacramento History written by Alton Pryor and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Sutter, who left Switzerland to escape debtor's prison, came to California and built a giant land monopoly. Again, he became heavily in debt and died destitute. The entire Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys were inundated for 300 miles long and 20 miles wide by the flood of 1862. The cholera epidemic killed more than 1,000 citizens, including doctors and others who were caring for the patients. The Old City Cemetery is an exciting place. As docents are quick to remind, "People are dying to get in here." The docents know their job. It's almost as though they are trying to bring the city's cemeteries back to life. We love the epitaph on one headstone that simply reads: "See ya later."
Book Synopsis Little Known Tales in California History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales in California History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 1997 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has 41 different chapters on California's gold rush and development history. Read about The Lost Spanish Galleon, Pegleg Smith's Lost Gold Mine, Joaquin Murrieta, and railroad titans.
Book Synopsis Little Known Tales in Nevada History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales in Nevada History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader should not be conned into thinking Nevada is only desert and casinos. Nevada gained its statehood because of its incredible wealth in gold and silver mines. Many mining towns in Nevada are now ghost towns but interesting pieces of Nevada's history and well worth a visit. The state's geology dates back to the Stone Age and its tales of train robberies, lynchings and Indian battles are all explored here in this book.
Book Synopsis Little Known Tales in Hawaii History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales in Hawaii History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Little Known Tales in San Francisco History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales in San Francisco History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco grew from a tiny burg of 1,000 persons in 1848 to its present-day population of 825,863. The city was founded in 1776 when Spain built a fort at the site of Golden Gate Park. After World War II, San Francisco became a magnet for America's counter-culture. Hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury in 1960 and peaked out with the Summer of Love in 1967. San Francisco's China Town is the oldest and largest in North America. The city's famous cable cars carry riders up and down the steep inclines and to Fisherman's Wharf below. People watch as the fishermen bring in their daily catches each day at the piers of Fisherman's Wharf.. There's little that can't be found in San Francisco. The city's ethnic makeup is diverse. It's made up of whites, Asians, Afro-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics. San Francisco has developed an international character that began with its founding and continues today.
Download or read book Wicked Sacramento written by William Burg and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1900s, Sacramento became a battleground in a statewide struggle. On one side were Progressive political reformers and suffragettes. Opposing them were bars, dance halls, brothels and powerful business interests. Caught in the middle was the city's West End, a place where Grant "Skewball" Cross hosted jazz dances that often attracted police attention and Charmion performed her infamous trapeze striptease act before becoming a movie star. It was home to the "Queen of the Sacramento Tenderloin," Cherry de Saint Maurice, who met her untimely end at the peak of her success, and Ancil Hoffman, who ingeniously got around the city's dancing laws by renting riverboats for his soirées. Historian William Burg shares the long-hidden stories of criminals and crusaders from Sacramento's past.
Book Synopsis Classic Tales in California History by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Classic Tales in California History written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women discovered gold in California a full year before James Marshall announced his discovery. There have been repeated attempts to split California into two or more states. Wheelbarrow Johnny was one of the gold seekers who came west searching for gold. Instead, he built wheelbarrows and then went on to become one of the nation's great automobile magnates.
Book Synopsis Little Known Tales That Will Boggle Your Mind by : Alton Pryor
Download or read book Little Known Tales That Will Boggle Your Mind written by Alton Pryor and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more mind-boggling tales in this book than a reader would normally find in three books, and each of them makes absorbing reading. Charles Lindberg was an American hero that captured the public's worship, but he also had his down side. He fathered three illegitimate children addition to the six he fathered with his wife, Anne. We think the reader will be fascinated with the story of recluse Howard Hughes one of the richest but most unhappy men of his century. We tell you about the invention of the stethoscope, the vibrator which was used to cure "hysteria" in women, and how Christopher Columbus fooled the natives. If every reader doesn't learn something new by reading this book, he is indeed a genius himself.
Book Synopsis An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California by : Winfield J. Davis
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California written by Winfield J. Davis and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Yo Sacramento! (And all those other State Capitals you don't know) by : Will Cleveland
Download or read book Yo Sacramento! (And all those other State Capitals you don't know) written by Will Cleveland and published by Easton Studio Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memory systems help you memorize lots of information quickly and easily. Based on a proven illustrated mnemonic memory system that has made its companion book, Yo Millard Fillmore! a huge success, with over 500,000 copies sold, Yo Sacramento! will help anyone nine years old or older memorize all of the U.S. states and their capitals - quickly and easily. In response to nationwide demand, we offer Yo, Sacramento! to help you memorize all of the U.S. states and their capitals—just as quickly and easily!
Book Synopsis True Tales of the Sacramento Delta by : Philip Pezzaglia
Download or read book True Tales of the Sacramento Delta written by Philip Pezzaglia and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May 13, 1817, marked the first recorded exploration of the Sacramento River. The expedition changed the Delta region forever. A flood of explorers from all over the world poured into the Lower Sacramento River Delta, and soon towns were settled on the banks of the river. As settlement flourished, each new community gave birth to stories of early pioneers, shipwrecks, murder, robbery, vigilante justice, bootleggers and more. Here for the first time in this remarkable collection, local historian and author Philip Pezzaglia reveals the true stories behind some of the tales that have passed through generations, becoming legends of the Delta.
Book Synopsis 100 (More) Stories: The Lesser Known History of Humanity by : John Hinson
Download or read book 100 (More) Stories: The Lesser Known History of Humanity written by John Hinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sequal to 100 Stories: The Lesser Known History of Humanity, John spent more time researching the annals of history to bring 100 more stories of things you likely never heard about (or didn't get the full story on) in history class. This second edition brings more of the same types of funny, intriguing, and downright horrifying stories over the last couple thousand years of recorded human history. Inside, you'll find interesting characters, fascinating war stories, and profiles of some of the worst serial killers that have ever lived.
Book Synopsis Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns by : Lawrence Tom
Download or read book Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns written by Lawrence Tom and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to California's agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively by the Chinese during the first half of the 1900s. The town of Locke represents the last remaining legacy of the Chinese pioneers who settled in the delta.
Book Synopsis East Sacramento by : Lee M. A. Simpson
Download or read book East Sacramento written by Lee M. A. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1890s, the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company extended streetcar tracks eastward, thereby creating a suburban oasis that developers Charles Wright and Howard Kimbrough sold as "just a 15 minute ride from downtown." Today's East Sacramento boasts some of the more desirable real estate in and around California's capital city, including McKinley Park and the "Fabulous Forties," a collection of upscale homes from 40th to 49thStreets--where Ronald Reagan resided when he was governor. Also located in East Sacramento is the campus of California State University, Sacramento, where a young Tom Hanks got his start in The Cherry Orchard.
Author :Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1625846258 Total Pages :181 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (258 download)
Book Synopsis Sacramento's Gold Rush Saloons by : Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library
Download or read book Sacramento's Gold Rush Saloons written by Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As early as 1839, Sacramento, California, was home to one of the most enduring symbols of the American West: the saloon. From the portability of the Stinking Tent to the Gold Rush favorite El Dorado Gambling Saloon to the venerable Sutter's Fort, Sacramento saloons offered not simply a nip of whiskey and a round of monte but also operated as polling place, museum, political hothouse, vigilante court and site of some of the nineteenth century's worst violence. From librarian James Scott and the Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library comes a fascinating history of Sacramento saloons featuring the advent of all types of gaming, the rise of local alcohol production and the color and guile of some of the region's most compelling personalities..
Book Synopsis Sacramento's Historic Japantown by : Kevin Wildie
Download or read book Sacramento's Historic Japantown written by Kevin Wildie and published by American Heritage. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compilation of oral histories and unpublished photographs that narrate the history of the Japantown neighborhood in Sacramento, California"--
Book Synopsis Hellacious California! by : Gary Noy
Download or read book Hellacious California! written by Gary Noy and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1855 an ex-miner lamented that nineteenth-century California "can and does furnish the best bad things," including "purer liquors...finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtezans [sic]" than anywhere else in America. Lured by boons of gold and other exploitable resources, California's settler population mushroomed under Mexican and early American control, and this period of rapid transformation gave rise to a freewheeling culture best epitomized by its entertainments. Hellacious California tours the rambunctious and occasionally appalling amusements of the Golden State: gambling, gun duels, knife fights, gracious dining and gluttony, prostitution, fandangos, cigars, con artistry, and the demon drink. Historian Gary Noy unearths myriad primary sources, many of which have never before been published, to spin his true tall tales that are by turns humorous and horrifying. Whether detailing the exploits of an inebriated stallion, gambling parlors as a reinforcement and subversion of racial norms, armed skirmishes over eggs, or the ins and outs of the "Spirit Lover" scam, Noy expertly situates these stories in the context of a live-for-the-moment society characterized by audacity, bigotry, and risk. Published in collaboration with Sierra College Press.
