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“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 ArticleHistory 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 ArticleInterview 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...
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