It Happened in Northern California: Stories of Events and People That Shaped Golden State History (It Happened In Series)

It Happened in Northern California takes readers on a rollicking behind the scene look at some of the characters and episodes from the states storied past. Including famous tales famous names as well as 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 USs 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.