It Happened in Northern California (It Happened In Series)

By Erin Turner and Erin H. Turner

Book Overview

It Happened in Northern California takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the state's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings. Northern California is well known for its towering redwoods, Spanish missions, and gold mines, but few know about the two-year-long Native American occupation of Alcatraz, efforts by some northern Californians to establish the US's fifty-first state, or that John Sutter never capitalized on the gold rush that began on his land. It Happened in Northern California goes behind the scenes to tell these stories and many more, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped The Golden State.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762769734
• ISBN13: 9780762769735
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful history of California

This book is wonderful. Erin Turner does a great job in relaying California history from before it was California up to the 1980s. This book gives a historical account of important events in California's history that shaped California into what it is today. As a future teacher, I definitely recommend this book for classroom use and for anyone interested in California diverse history.