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The story of California began when a Portuguese captain sailing for Spain found a beautiful natural harbor as he plied his way up the Pacific coast...
View full detailsThe Chinese were a visible current in the tidal wave of humanity that rushed through San Francisco’s Golden Gate in the mid-nineteenth century. Kno...
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Beloved food historian and chef George Geary is back with even more remarkable stories of the countless international chains that started in the G...
View full detailsPerpetual sunshine, palm trees, miles of unbroken beaches, yachts, cliff-top mansions, millionaires—these are the images of Orange County that come...
View full details“I gained fifteen pounds reading this book, but it was worth it because ten of those went to my brain! A smart, encyclopedic, delightful read wort...
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A dramatic look from the front lines at the most devastating fire siege in California historyWith over seven miles of urban/wildland interface unb...
View full detailsIts place directly opposite San Francisco Bay from one of the world’s most visited cities has left Oakland to struggle against comparison from the ...
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With several types of puzzles to delight curious minds, The Puzzler’s Guide to California is one part puzzle book, one part natural history guide—a...
View full detailsPerpetual sunshine, palm trees, miles of unbroken beaches, yachts, cliff-top mansions, millionaires—these are the images of Orange County that come...
View full detailsThe climate was good, the soil was good, and the people who came to this fertile area on the Pacific Coast of America knew they had found a special...
View full detailsTwo letters of the alphabet are all that are needed to say the name of America’s second-largest city: L.A. Historic Photos of Los Angeles captures ...
View full detailsFrom its birth to the present, Sacramento has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Sacr...
View full detailsSituated at the mouth of the Golden Gate is the Presidio of San Francisco, one of the nation’s most famous former U.S. Army bases, currently a Nati...
View full detailsFrom the 1906 earthquake to famous sights like the cable cars, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge, Historic Photos of San Francisco is a photogra...
View full detailsSacramento is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Sacramento has consistently built and reshaped ...
View full detailsThe 1950s, 60s, and 70s were defining moments in our nation’s history, and San Francisco was at the forefront of the avant-garde artistic, intellec...
View full detailsLong after the gold rush had faded into history, San Francisco was still earning its title as the capital of the Wild, Wild West. Beneath its cosmo...
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Hidden History, Strange Stories, and Hard-to-Believe HeadlinesWhat if there was a flip side to the history channel? What would you do with all the ...
View full detailsDude, are you pumped to hack California-speak so you don’t sound like a buster? This sweet guide will get you talking fresh, whether you’re in the...
View full detailsReno was first known as a mid-nineteenth century mining town, owing to Nevada’s ample supply of silver and gold. Over the next hundred years, the c...
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Palisades Park is a summer community of 200 cottages scattered throughout the dunes and along the shore of Lake Michigan, seven miles south of Sout...
View full detailsLas Vegas—a Spanish word meaning "The Meadows" or "The Grasslands"—was established as a railroad town in 1905 and was officially incorporated in 19...
View full detailsThe largest city in the United States to be developed entirely within the twentieth century, Las Vegas has always been a unique place. From its beg...
View full detailsSan Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the c...
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