Описание: 1892 gaslamp noir - true crime mystery and ghost legend - two fabulous books in one volume - new double (4th) edition 2016-17 on the 125th anniversary of San Diego's famous legend - remembering the tragic Beautiful Stranger's violent and mysterious death at the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego. First Book: Dead Move - Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado (nonfiction; true crime cold case analysis). Based entirely on known, true history, with over 100 end notes and scholarly references-highly detailed, but entertaining for readers who love a puzzle. This is one of the most challenging you will ever encounter. Also available as a stand-alone.Second Book: Lethal Journey - a noir gaslight period novel closely based on Dead Move. Fast-paced, thriller material with that 19th century patina that takes you to California's own cobblestone streets, dimly glowing gaslights, and shadowy figures moving in the kind of marine layer fog for which the West Coast is notorious. Also available as a stand-alone.Publisher recommends: read Lethal Journey (the novel) first - it's a fast-paced, atmospheric thriller closely based on history, with powerful characters (Kate Morgan, Lizzie Wyllie, John Longfield, John Spreckels - all true people alive in 1892). Then read Dead Move, which is crammed with fascinating, deeply researched evidence solving the case for the first time ever.On Thanksgiving Day, 24 November 1892, a young woman (the legendary 'Beautiful Stranger') checked into the fabulous Hotel del Coronado, near San Diego, under a false name. Dazzling and elegant, she was thought by staff and guests to be a new and upcoming stage actress or socialite. She was actually a poor factory girl from Detroit with stars in her eyes. She was also a 'ruined woman' (pregnant out of wedlock, condemned by Victorian society). Five days later-in a mysterious plot at the hotel that is now explained for the first time by John T. Cullen--she died violently and inexplicably of a gunshot to the head, on the back or beach stairs of the hotel, during one of the century's most violent ocean storms. Was it murder or suicide, and why? Instantly, her story became a national sensation in the Yellow Press, fueled by rumors of scandal with men in the highest circles. For the first time ever, penetrate the fog of myth, deception, and cover-up to learn the true story of the Beautiful Stranger. It is a story with not only local, but also national and global implications. Ultimately, it is a tragic and timeless woman's story, of a 'ruined woman' driven to unbearable ends after her betrayal by those she loved and trusted. In death, she was laid out like a fallen princess-a true Victorian Fallen Angel, in the best tradition of the age, as exemplified in Thomas Hardy's famous tragedy Tess of the D'Urbervilles.This is a historical and scientific investigation that avoids speculative or paranormal considerations. While neutral on the supernatural, this book gives ghost believers a historical baseline for understanding how the ghost legend came to be.
Автор: Franks Jennifer M. Название: Crown City by the Sea: Coronado 1885-1900 ISBN: 0999198912 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780999198919 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2483.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Coronado J. a. Название: The Arrow`s Heart ISBN: 164424294X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644242940 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1648.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Belkin Dick Название: The Coronado Kid ISBN: 1545656312 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781545656310 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ditler Joe Название: Coronado Confidential: It Can`t Happen Here ISBN: 1732096236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732096233 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4357.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
From obscure little Muscoy in Southern California's Inland Empire to the seemingly sleepy island of Coronado, an unlikely milieu of retired admirals and aging hippies, fringed with palm trees angled and shaped by the wind, Joe Ditler stirs the cobwebs of those who shared his fondness and folly for the highs and lows of the Sixties and Seventies.
Told by a master storyteller, his phantasmagorical tales tell of an unforgettable era that thrived in an even unlikelier place.
One can't help but be awestruck, dumbstruck even, by the self-induced twists and turns of his curious and often uproarious life as a teen-ager and beyond. That was Joe. Still is. Except he's not so young anymore.
The Sixties Revolution erupted all over the world, but nowhere near to the degree it did on the West Coast of California, from San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie mecca all the way to Coronado, San Diego's deceptively quaint, conservative military enclave across the bay. Hard to believe, even now.
Deftly and soulfully, Joe Ditler reawakens the memories, music, and madness of a half-century-ago generation that left an undeniably lasting imprint on today's culture and lifestyle. He was there, and now he's here, to tell his story. . .
Автор: , De Coronado Francisco Vazquez Название: The Journey of Coronado ISBN: 1505866545 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781505866544 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1033.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Alex Coronado a. Название: Broken Inside ISBN: 0578669005 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578669007 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Broken Inside recounts a ten-year tenure in foster care, how a child coped and endured through sexual abuse, physical abuse, and mental/emotional abuse. It touches on how an unhealthy love of money can impact someone's life. Broken Inside also details five stints of incarceration, and lessons learned from inside jail walls. Most importantly, it details how the author worked to overcome substance abuse problems effectively achieving success, solace, and sobriety.
Walk with the author through these experiences, and get a first-hand perspective of what it is like to spend ten years in foster care.
Автор: Bolton Herbert Eugene Название: Coronado: Knight of the Pueblos and Plains ISBN: 1163185272 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781163185278 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 7715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
