Download or read book The Curse of Santa Cruz written by Stephanie Michel and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curse of Santa Cruz was inspired by the true story of the annihilation of the Ohlone Indian Nation and the legendary curse that was bestowed upon what many would consider one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world. Throughout the ages, things happened in Santa Cruz that were unexplainable and downright absurd. With the entire city basically built on Indian burial grounds, one thing after another happened in the famous city by the sea, that quite frankly, no one could explain. Alfred Hitchcock was on to it when he lived and wrote two of his most famous works, "The Birds" and "Psycho" while residing there. There were so many murders in the 70s, the district attorney made a public announcement calling Santa Cruz, "Murder Capital of The World," leaving it riddled with harrowing anticipation and a blanket of black fog that can only be described as unimaginable. How do you tell an entire civilization that you are sorry for the wrongful and massive slaying of their people? How can one express the remorse, sadness, and the regrets that one finally feels after generations of intentional torture, thievery and destruction to one another? How can one ever repay a debt so deep? Whose fault is it and where do we start? A high school history class explores these questions, and after a semester of painful trial and errors, they find the answers within themselves and discover the path to the truth.

Download or read book HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CALIFORNIA written by EDWARD SANFORD. HARRISON and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Santa Cruz County California written by Edward Sanford Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Santa Cruz County California written by Edward Sanford Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mission Santa Cruz written by Kim Ostrow and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of this California mission from its founding in 1791, through its development and use in serving the Ohlone Indians, and its secularization and function today.

Download or read book Haunted Santa Cruz California written by Maryanne Porter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From inspiring Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho to being the stalking ground of serial killers, Surf City, USA, has a spooky history with a West Coast twist. Though generally a peaceful coastal city, the dark stains from Santa Cruz’s past still linger. A former Spanish Mission, Holy Cross Catholic Church harbors a dark history of a brutal revolt of native Ohlone people that killed the cruel Fr. Andres Quintana. Frequented by mobsters and celebrities in its heyday, the famous Brookdale Lodge’s most talked-about guest is the ghost of a little girl who died nearby in 1892 after nearly drowning. Terrorized by three different serial killers during the 1970s, the city earned the nickname of “the Murder Capital of the World.” Local resident Alfred Hitchcock derived inspiration for his iconic film Psycho from the haunted mid-nineteenth-century Hotel McCray. Tracing the city’s eeriest incidents back to their roots, historical researcher and paranormal investigator Maryanne Porter details these and many more stories of local legend and lore. Includes photos! “[Porter] vividly retells the darker aspects of Santa Cruz history, and shares recorded experiences, including some of her own, at popular local haunted sites like the Brookdale Lodge and Sunshine Villa.” —GoodTimes

Download or read book Santa Cruz Island written by John Gherini and published by Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time a thorough history of Santa Cruz Island's tumultuous past is provided. In pre-Columbian times it was a source of wealth to the indigenous peoples--the place where they made their shell bead money. During the Spanish-Mexican period it was a smuggler's haven, where fur hunters avoided the customs officials.

Download or read book History of Santa Cruz County California written by Samuel H. Willey and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway 17 written by Richard A. Beal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Lighthouse Point written by Frank A. Perry and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island written by Frederic Caire Chiles and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the fabled Channel Islands of Southern California, Santa Cruz was once the largest privately owned island off the coast of the continental United States. This multifaceted account traces the island’s history from its aboriginal Chumash population to its acquisition by The Nature Conservancy at the end of the twentieth century. The heart of the book, however, is a family saga: the story of French émigré Justinian Caire and his descendants, who owned and occupied the island for more than fifty years. The author, descended from Caire, uses family archives unavailable to earlier historians to recount the full, previously untold story. Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island opens with Caire’s early life as a San Francisco businessman and his acquisition of Santa Cruz Island, where he created a ranching kingdom based on sheep, cattle, and wine. Frederic Caire Chiles examines the business practices of the Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island companies, documenting the island’s economic ups and downs and the environmental impact of ranching in those days. Above all, he looks at the family’s daily life on the island from the mid-nineteenth into the twentieth century. This epic contains tragic elements, as well. What began as a profitable ranch and an idyllic retreat ended in the family divided by bitter litigation and the forced sale of the island. Family diaries and letters enable Chiles to tell the story of an intensely private clan and its struggle to hold an island dynasty together. The history of Santa Cruz Island has never been told so thoroughly or so well. Replete with intimate portraits and high drama, this California story will move readers as it informs them.

Download or read book Surfing in Santa Cruz written by Thomas Hickenbottom and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Cruz is located on the northern tip of Monterey Bay on California's central coast. Surfing was first introduced to the U.S. mainland in Santa Cruz by three visiting Hawaiian princes in the late 1880s. Since those early days, the Santa Cruz surfing culture has blossomed into a thriving lifestyle. Many of the world's most highly regarded surfers hail from Santa Cruz. In fact, Santa Cruz, or "Surf City" as its known, has become a popular destination for surfing aficionados of all ages. Surfing in Santa Cruz is a concise historical overview of the diverse and colorful surfing culture inhabiting the area.

Download or read book Dry River written by Ken Lamberton and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet and writer Alison Deming once noted, ÒIn the desert, one finds the way by tracing the aftermath of water . . . Ó Here, Ken Lamberton finds his way through a lifetime of exploring southern ArizonaÕs Santa Cruz River. This riverÑdry, still, and silent one moment, a thundering torrent of mud the nextÑserves as a reflection of the desert around it: a hint of water on parched sand, a path to redemption across a thirsty landscape. With his latest book, Lamberton takes us on a trek across the land of three nationsÑthe United States, Mexico, and the Tohono OÕodham NationÑas he hikes the riverÕs path from its source and introduces us to people who draw identity from the riverÑdedicated professionals, hardworking locals, and the authorÕs own family. These people each have their own stories of the river and its effect on their lives, and their narratives add immeasurable richness and depth to LambertonÕs own astute observations and picturesque descriptions. Unlike books that detail only the Santa CruzÕs decline, Dry River offers a more balanced, at times even optimistic, view of the river that ignites hope for reclamation and offers a call to action rather than indulging in despair and resignation. At once a fascinating cultural history lesson and an important reminder that learning from the past can help us fix what we have damaged, Dry River is both a story about the amazing complexity of this troubled desert waterway and a celebration of one manÕs lifelong journey with the people and places touched by it.

Download or read book Discovering Mission Santa Cruz written by Sofia Nunes and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the rich history of Mission Santa Cruz: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Download or read book History of Santa Cruz County California written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Leftmost City Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz written by Richard Gendron and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all US cities are controlled by real estate and development interests, but Santa Cruz, California, is a deviant case. An unusual coalition of socialist-feminists, environmentalists, social-welfare liberals, and neighborhood activists has st...