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More Little Known Tales in California History
More Little Known Tales in California History Author:Alton Pryor Twenty six chapters and each is a stand-alone unit on California history. The chapters take the reader down the Old Plank Road that crossed the shifting sands of Imperial County; and then does a trip over the Old Ridge Route of the Grapevine. There is the story of Ole Hanson, who envisioned a community where every home had a view of the ocean... more ». The community is now called "San Clemente". The author recounts the second worst disaster to every strike California, and that was the failure of the St. Francis dam that caused the death of 450 people when it inundated Santa Paula and surrounding ranches and communities. Readers will get a wide education on California topics in Pryor's latest book, "More Little Known Tales in California History."« less