This book tells how the 'golden shore' bought bitter hardships, imprisonment, and family tragedy.

Sue A. Pike Sanders (1842-1931) traveled by rail from Delavan, Illinois, as part of the state's delegation to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment at San F

From the first human settlements to the latest marine explorations, The Golden Shore tells the tale of the history, culture, and changing nature of California�

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Commodore (late Admiral) Anson's fatefaul circumnavigation of the globe in 1740, wherein Anson and his men encounter disaster, disease, and astonishing success,