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Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Pub
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0966005317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Alton Pryor
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Published: 2016-08-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780966005301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTravel the Old Plank Road, or take a trip on the old Ridge Route over the Grapevine Grade. They were once treacherous but have been replaced by modern highways, Or, you might want to look through the eyes of two visionaries who knew what California needed and went to work to do it.The second worst disaster in California was the breaking of the St. Francis Dam, killing 450 people. And, readers will learn why the California poppie was selected as the official state flower.
Author: Alton Pryor
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Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780692267042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn 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."
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780974755106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Pub
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780974755113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
Published: 2014-06-28
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780692244784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSan 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.
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Pub
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780966005325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen 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.
Author: Alton Pryor
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Published: 2014-12-22
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780692348987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere 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.
Author: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780974755120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alton Pryor
Publisher: Stagecoach Pub
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780966005394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen from all walks of life helped make California what it is today. There were the Sisters of Mercy who waded into the smallpox infested hospitals to care for the needy of all races and financial means.Donaldina Cameron rescued more than 3,000 Asian slave girls who had been sold into prostitution, often by their parents.We've included Lucille Ball, Clara Bow and Isadora Duncan in our list of entertainment celebrities.
