California Myths and Legends - The True Stories Behind History''s Mysteries

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ray Jones, Jones Ray
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781493040292
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4029-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Myths and Mysteries; Myths and Mysteries; Myths and Mysteries Series
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, History, USA Westen, Abraham Lincoln, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Theodore Roosevelt, Ufos, HISTORY / United States / General, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, cornelius vanderbilt, John Steinbeck, Folklore, myths & legends, Donner Party, Douglas Fairbanks, Enrico Caruso, William Randolph Hearst, History of the Americas, Winchester Rifles, California Fence Law, Santa Barbara Lighthouse, Carmel Mission, Switchback Staircase, Winchester House, California Rangers, California Mission Trail, California Mission Foundation, San Francisco earthquake, Winchester Mystery House, Franklin Roosevelt, Railroad Act, St. George Reef, San Miguel Mission, Charles Hatfield, Mount Shasta, Marion Davies, King Phillip, Pacific Railroad Act, Father Junipero Serra, Dark Watchers, Charlie Chaplan, Capistrano Mission, Transcontinental Railroad