memorable places inscribed in California history and literature

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Harry Farrell’s Swift Justice

It’s a story that’s vaguely familiar to many San Joseans: on November 9, 1933, the young heir to Hart’s Department Store, Brooke Hart, was kidnapped by local oil company salesman Jack Holmes and his unemployed accomplice Harold Thurmond. Hart, a… Continue Reading →

Mary Austin’s The Land of Little Rain

If you ever travel Highway 395 beneath the rugged eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada, sooner or later you’ll likely drive through the little town of Independence, California. The town doesn’t seem like much, but the surrounding view is stunning,… Continue Reading →

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