July 2023 MBR The California Shelf
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The California Shelf Fascinating True Tales from Old California Colleen Adair Fliedner TwoDot www.twodotbooks.com 9781493063239, $22.95 https://www.amazon.com/Fascinating-True-Tales-Old-California/dp/1493063235 Fascinating True Tales from Old California is a collection of vivid California stories that documents some adventures and encounters that may not appear in the usual volume of California history. Here are some fifty true stories of con men, spirited women, immigrants who fought for freedom or made their marks on California history through other efforts, and individuals who chose paths that diverted from the norm. Each individual is outrageous, colorful, proactive and admirable in their own right... even the swindlers and the remarkable prospect of an early cross-dressing stagecoach driver. California's history is more colorful than even its modern residents may think. This book proves it, and should be in any collection of California history and culture. EDITOR'S NOTE: The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so. The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to: James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive Oregon, WI 53575-1129 To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price). James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review