Quantcast
Channel: History Press West » San Diego Union-Tribune
Browsing all 4 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Interview with Hank Wesch, Author of Del Mar: Where the Turf Meets the Surf

From the book: “Del Mar has, as much as any track in North America and a lot more than most, exhibited the ability to advance with the times while being true to its colorful-from-the-start beginnings....

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

“The rain of 1916 was an act of Hatfield, not an act of God.”—Charles M....

In 1916, after a long drought, the city of San Diego hired rainmaker Charles M. Hatfield as a desperate measure to bring water to a thirsty region. Hatfield never received payment for the disastrous...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

History Press Releases New San Diego Book

On October 18, 2011, The History Press releases its first American Chronicles book in San Diego: The Way We Were in San Diego by Richard W. Crawford. San Diego, known for its perfect weather, naval...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Interview with Richard W. Crawford, Author of The Way We Were in San Diego

AK: What was the strangest or quirkiest story you uncovered while researching your “The Way We Were” column for the San Diego Union-Tribune? RC: The story of celebrity evangelist Aimee Semple...

View Article
Browsing all 4 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images