San Diego journalist Jack Innis describes the many fascinating people and events that influenced the development of San Diego, plus the colorful characters and groups that made headlines in the past century. The book is silled with contemporary photos of historic landmarks and places, as well as vintage illustrations and photographs.
Edition: Second
Publisher: Sunbelt Publications
Year: 2004
Language: English
Commentary: OCR (Clearscan) @ 600 dpi, Bookmarked, Hyperlinked
Pages: 292
City: San Diego
Tags: History, United States, State & Local, General, San Diego
Front Cover
Back Cover
Half Title Page
Full Title Page
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publications Data
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Section I: Remarable Characters San Diego's Past
1. Father Junipero Serra: San Diego's First Radical
2. Pedro Fages: A Thorn in Father Serra's Side
3. The Legend of La Loma: Young Girl Washes Up on Beach
4. Felicita: Angel of the Battlefield of San Pasqual
5.Joshua Bean: San Diego's First Mayor Murdered
6. Lt. George Horatio Derby: San Diego's First Joker
7. Cave Couts: Rancher, Politician, Murderer
8. "Yankee Jim" Robinson: They Hang Boat Thieves, Don't They?
9. Joshua Sloane Invented Political Trickery
10. Wyatt Earp: Nasty Drinker or Kindly Neighbor?
11. Charles Hatfield Flooded San Diego
12. Francis Grierson: San Diego's First Mystic
13. John Sehon Climbed Building to Become Mayor
14. C. Arnholt Smith Went from Penthouse to Doghouse
Section II: Legendary Groups from San Diego's Past
15. Mormons March 2,000 Miles for Naught
16. What the Heck is the Squibob Chapter of E Clam pus Vitus?
17. When Wobblies Attacked
18. Nudist Invasion of 1935
19. Lemurians Believe Sin Sank Continent
20. Rosicrucians Leave Bodies to Heal Others
21. Unarius (Outer) Space Academy
22. San Diego: Area 51 West?
23. Lumonicists Lived for Harmony
24. Moonies Criticized for Mind Control
25. Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide
26. San Diego Hired Eight Other Rainmakers
Section III: Famous San Diego Sites
27. Ballast Point Whale Bombers
28. Subterranean Cavern Hoax
29. Gunfight at Gaskill Store
30. Buffalo Soldiers Roamed San Diego
31. Chinese Empress Started Tourmaline Craze
32. A Lighthouse Too Tall
33. San Diego: Harlem of the West
34. Salton Sea Disaster
35. Explosives and Bad Cinema: The Gunpowder Point Story
36. Imperial Beach Mystery Submarine
37. From False Bay to Duckville: The Mission Bay Story
38. Bate's Folly: The Shelter Island Story
39. Harmony Grove: 50 Years of Seances
40. San Diego-Coronado Tunnel?
41. San Diego's (Un) Official Nude Beach
Section IV: West of Eden
42. Spaniards Searched for Mythical Island of Beauty and Gold
43. Madame Tingley Utopia Aimed for Divine Wisdom
44. Little Landers: "A Little Land and a Living"
45. Sealab: Undersea Utopia Try Flops off San Diego Coast
46. Abalonia: Island/Nation Sinks off San Diego
47. Taluga: Island/Nation on a Half Shell
48. Wald's World: A Seagoing Society
Section V: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure
49. Captain Arroa Treasure
50. San Diego Mission Treasure
51. Vallecitos Stagecoach Treasure
52. Lost Treasure of San Felipe Creek
53. Hidden Loot of Joaquin Murietta
54. Lost Gold of Pegleg Smith
55. Lost Frenchman Mine
56. San Diego's Gold Rush
57. Lost Bells of Santa Ysabel
58. Solana Beach Fighting Schooner
59. Treasure of Los Coronados Islands
60. Oceanside Treasure Galleon
Section VI: San Diego Underground
61. Cavern and the Phallus
62. A Case of Cave Envy
63. Real Caves under Point Loma
64. Prohibition Smuggler's Cave
65. Desert Beekeeper's Cave House
66. Wizard of Oz Creator Gave La Jolla Cave its Name
67. Young's Cave a Haven for Hoodlums
68. Talmadge Park House
69. Ocean Beach Death Cave
70. Torrey Pines Hermit Cave
Section VII: Ancient Indian Legends and Tales
71. Kumeyaay Creation Legend
72. Old Woman's Whip Helped Name the Animals
73. Fisherman Brings Home Fleas, Wins Heart of Princess
74. Water Spirit Blinded Babies
75. Stinkbug Outfoxes Coyote
76. Coyote Blood Created Red War Paint
77. Three Deaths of Chief Captain Moro
78. Spinning White Basket Foretold Death
Section VIII: When Nature Calls!
79. Shake, Rattle and Roll: The Real Story Behind San Diego Earthquakes
80. San Diego Weather Extremes
81. These Insects Do the Chomp!
82. Tsunamis: Something Else to Worry About!
Section IX: San Diego Lore: An Assortment of Things Past
83. Juan Cabrillo: Not San Diego Discoverer?
84. Cabrillo Festival Erupts into International Spat
85. Coronado Bridge, City, Islands Named for Failed Explorer
86. Battle of San Diego
87. San Diego's Trail of Tears: The Cupa Indian Expulsion
88. San Diego Nearly Became Industrial Steel Town
89. "Impossible Railroad" Plans Derailed
90. William Randolph Hearst Yacht Murder Mystery
91. Poets Try to Capture San Diego's Essence
92. Strange Early City Laws
93. Movie Stars with San Diego Connections
Selected References
Index
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