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Browsing Local History Articles by "Mary Hallock Foote"
A Sea-Port on the Pacific, by
Mary Hallock Foote
The whitish-gray sandstone cliffs rise above the breakers to the level of the breezy plain above; they are like an ... [Read more]
A Sea-Port on the Pacific, by
Mary Hallock Foote
Five minutes' walk from the priests' garden will bring you into a little street which contradicts every impression there received. ... [Read more]
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The action of the vigilantes may have put an end to Pedro Lorenzana's life, but it also effectively ended the murder case against Jose Rodriguez. They had hushed up the prosecution's only witness so that when his trial was held, the jury found Rodriguez not guilty of the ..." [More]
Excerpted from "Charole"-- Part 4 by Phil Reader
