From 1852 Gold Rush arrival to custodians of El Dorado’s historic Wakamatsu Farm, the Veerkamp family’s story...
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Pony Bob’s Trail: The Real Story Linking a Pony Express Legend to Placerville’s Frontier Past
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“Pony Bob” Haslam is a fixture of Gold Rush lore in Placerville.
Elliot Scott Cohen, Placerville CA 10/29/1959 – 4/6/2017 Elliot Scott Cohen, 57, a homeless man who was...
There are, in essence, two layers to this truth.
Small business is not about quick wins—it’s about going the distance. Cake’s anthem reminds entrepreneurs why the...
Skunks in the water trough. A wife trapped in blackberries. A wildfire at the door. One rancher...
“The Campfire Has Gone Out”: Rediscovering the Cowboy Ballad That Mourned the West’s Disappearance
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Discover the haunting 1879 cowboy poem “The Campfire Has Gone Out” by Ben Arnold—an elegy for the...
Ah, the tale of Rescue, California, is one steeped in rugged determination, frontier faith, and a powerful...
Bull Terrier Chronicles: The Unbelievable True Tales of Stubbornness, Survival, and Dove Devouring
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You’ve Never Heard Bull Terrier Stories Like These—Outrageous, True, and Too Wild for the Dog Park Gossip...
An Unflinching Memoir of Seizures, Silence, and the Power of Refusing to Conform By Cris Alarcon, (April...
