Sneak Peek: Women Trailblazers of California: Pioneers to the Present

Sneak Peek: Women Trailblazers of California: Pioneers to the Present

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The Golden State has continually beckoned to pioneers, from hopeful settlers to determined suffragists and enterprising Hollywood coterie. Under the lens of the authors in Women Trailblazers of California, remarkable female figures come into focus as the movers and shakers behind countless milestones in California’s history. These are the stories of trailblazing women: the overlooked as well as [...]

How a Fish Shack Became the Heart of an Art Colony and the Symbol of a Town

How a Fish Shack Became the Heart of an Art Colony and the Symbol of a Town

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A fish shack does not become famous on its own. Yet one red shack boasting a mere 1,008 square feet has managed to claim the title of “the most often-painted building in America,” adorned innumerable souvenirs, inspired a perfume, been featured in the films Finding Nemo and The Proposal, made headlines in the New York [...]

Meet-the-Author Interview with James R. Knight

Meet-the-Author Interview with James R. Knight

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Today is the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Pea Ridge, one of the most significant battles of the western theater. In order to commemorate the battle, we thought we should interview James R. Knight, author of the newly released The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks. Read on to learn about Knight’s [...]