San Diego Legends: The Events, People, and Places That Made History

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San Diego journalist Jack Innis describes the many fascinating people and events that influenced the development of San Diego, plus the colorful characters and groups that made headlines in the past century. The book is silled with contemporary photos of historic landmarks and places, as well as vintage illustrations and photographs. Front Cover Back Cover Half Title Page Full Title Page Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publications Data Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Section I: Remarable Characters San Diego's Past 1. Father Junipero Serra: San Diego's First Radical 2. Pedro Fages: A Thorn in Father Serra's Side 3. The Legend of La Loma: Young Girl Washes Up on Beach 4. Felicita: Angel of the Battlefield of San Pasqual 5.Joshua Bean: San Diego's First Mayor Murdered 6. Lt. George Horatio Derby: San Diego's First Joker 7. Cave Couts: Rancher, Politician, Murderer 8. "Yankee Jim" Robinson: They Hang Boat Thieves, Don't They? 9. Joshua Sloane Invented Political Trickery 10. Wyatt Earp: Nasty Drinker or Kindly Neighbor? 11. Charles Hatfield Flooded San Diego 12. Francis Grierson: San Diego's First Mystic 13. John Sehon Climbed Building to Become Mayor 14. C. Arnholt Smith Went from Penthouse to Doghouse Section II: Legendary Groups from San Diego's Past 15. Mormons March 2,000 Miles for Naught 16. What the Heck is the Squibob Chapter of E Clam pus Vitus? 17. When Wobblies Attacked 18. Nudist Invasion of 1935 19. Lemurians Believe Sin Sank Continent 20. Rosicrucians Leave Bodies to Heal Others 21. Unarius (Outer) Space Academy 22. San Diego: Area 51 West? 23. Lumonicists Lived for Harmony 24. Moonies Criticized for Mind Control 25. Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide 26. San Diego Hired Eight Other Rainmakers Section III: Famous San Diego Sites 27. Ballast Point Whale Bombers 28. Subterranean Cavern Hoax 29. Gunfight at Gaskill Store 30. Buffalo Soldiers Roamed San Diego 31. Chinese Empress Started Tourmaline Craze 32. A Lighthouse Too Tall 33. San Diego: Harlem of the West 34. Salton Sea Disaster 35. Explosives and Bad Cinema: The Gunpowder Point Story 36. Imperial Beach Mystery Submarine 37. From False Bay to Duckville: The Mission Bay Story 38. Bate's Folly: The Shelter Island Story 39. Harmony Grove: 50 Years of Seances 40. San Diego-Coronado Tunnel? 41. San Diego's (Un) Official Nude Beach Section IV: West of Eden 42. Spaniards Searched for Mythical Island of Beauty and Gold 43. Madame Tingley Utopia Aimed for Divine Wisdom 44. Little Landers: "A Little Land and a Living" 45. Sealab: Undersea Utopia Try Flops off San Diego Coast 46. Abalonia: Island/Nation Sinks off San Diego 47. Taluga: Island/Nation on a Half Shell 48. Wald's World: A Seagoing Society Section V: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure 49. Captain Arroa Treasure 50. San Diego Mission Treasure 51. Vallecitos Stagecoach Treasure 52. Lost Treasure of San Felipe Creek 53. Hidden Loot of Joaquin Murietta 54. Lost Gold of Pegleg Smith 55. Lost Frenchman Mine 56. San Diego's Gold Rush 57. Lost Bells of Santa Ysabel 58. Solana Beach Fighting Schooner 59. Treasure of Los Coronados Islands 60. Oceanside Treasure Galleon Section VI: San Diego Underground 61. Cavern and the Phallus 62. A Case of Cave Envy 63. Real Caves under Point Loma 64. Prohibition Smuggler's Cave 65. Desert Beekeeper's Cave House 66. Wizard of Oz Creator Gave La Jolla Cave its Name 67. Young's Cave a Haven for Hoodlums 68. Talmadge Park House 69. Ocean Beach Death Cave 70. Torrey Pines Hermit Cave Section VII: Ancient Indian Legends and Tales 71. Kumeyaay Creation Legend 72. Old Woman's Whip Helped Name the Animals 73. Fisherman Brings Home Fleas, Wins Heart of Princess 74. Water Spirit Blinded Babies 75. Stinkbug Outfoxes Coyote 76. Coyote Blood Created Red War Paint 77. Three Deaths of Chief Captain Moro 78. Spinning White Basket Foretold Death Section VIII: When Nature Calls! 79. Shake, Rattle and Roll: The Real Story Behind San Diego Earthquakes 80. San Diego Weather Extremes 81. These Insects Do the Chomp! 82. Tsunamis: Something Else to Worry About! Section IX: San Diego Lore: An Assortment of Things Past 83. Juan Cabrillo: Not San Diego Discoverer? 84. Cabrillo Festival Erupts into International Spat 85. Coronado Bridge, City, Islands Named for Failed Explorer 86. Battle of San Diego 87. San Diego's Trail of Tears: The Cupa Indian Expulsion 88. San Diego Nearly Became Industrial Steel Town 89. "Impossible Railroad" Plans Derailed 90. William Randolph Hearst Yacht Murder Mystery 91. Poets Try to Capture San Diego's Essence 92. Strange Early City Laws 93. Movie Stars with San Diego Connections Selected References Index SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS SAN DIEGO BOOKSHELF SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jack lnnis, Legend Hunter