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There is an impression abroad in the East--a hazy, vague impression, it is true, but still an impression--that the Californian ... [Read more] [Read more] [Read more]
A Walk Through Time: Amos Lunt, by
Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
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A Walk Through Time: Henry P. Rice and Sheriff Elmer Dakan, by
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A Walk Through Time: Robert Liddell, by
Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
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A Walk Through Time: Robert Majors, by
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A Walk Through Time: The Rountree Family, by
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A Walk Through Time: Sheriff Milton Besse, by
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"Maria" was a tough little Irish lass who worked the saloons of Santa Cruz during the wild years of the 1870s. Her colorful lifestyle made her one of the most successful practitioners of the world's oldest profession to ever ply their trade in the county.
Her real name was Mary ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Mary "Maria" McDermott by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
