True Tales of the Sacramento Delta
Philip Pezzaglia
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Description
May 13, 1817, marked the first recorded exploration of the Sacramento River. The expedition changed the Delta region forever. A flood of explorers from all over the world poured into the Lower Sacramento River Delta, and soon towns were settled on the banks of the river. As settlement flourished, each new community gave birth to stories of early pioneers, shipwrecks, murder, robbery, vigilante justice, bootleggers and more. Here for the first time in this remarkable collection, local historian and author Philip Pezzaglia reveals the true stories behind some of the tales that have passed through generations, becoming legends of the Delta.
Product Details
Price
$21.99
$20.45
Publisher
History Press
Publish Date
February 09, 2015
Pages
144
Dimensions
5.9 X 0.4 X 8.9 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781626196056
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About the Author
PHIL PEZZAGLIA is a native of Rio Vista, where his paternal great-grandfather settled in the adjacent Montezuma Hills in 1871. He published his first article on Delta history in May 2001. Since then he has authored numerous newspaper and magazine articles on Rio Vista and the surrounding communities. His published works include: Images of America: Rio Vista (Arcadia, 2005); Images of America: Towns of the Sacramento River Delta (Arcadia, 2013), and True Tales of the Sacramento Delta (The History Press, 2015). He lives with his wife and three children, in Rio Vista, where he is the curator of the Rio Vista Museum and a well-known regional historian, having served on the board of directors of the Rio Vista Museum and the Sacramento River Delta Historical Society.
