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Informationen zum Autor Ray Jones is the author of The Lighthouse Encyclopedia and more than thirty books about lighthouses, American history, and life in the 21st century. Having written and edited for PBS, Time Life, Southern Living Magazine, and several major publishing houses, he currently lives in Pebble Beach, California where he works as a contract writer and publishing consultant. Klappentext Are the Santa Lucia Mountains really inhabited by shadowy Dark Watchers? Is the labyrinthine Winchester House still inhabited by the reclusive widow who masterminded its construction? And how did a sewing machine salesman make good on his promise to end a terrible drought in Southern California? From Mount Shasta's legendary Lemurians to battles with alien spacecraft, California Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Golden State's most fascinating and compelling stories. Zusammenfassung Part of our new and growing Myths and Mysteries series! Myths and Mysteries of California explores unusual phenomena! strange events! and mysteries in California's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself! and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in California history.
