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Lost Grand Resorts of Old Lake Tahoe
9781467157575
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $18.74 Save 25%Travel to the past and enjoy a string quartet and an eight-course dinner in an elegant wilderness.
Beginning in the 1880s, the beauty of Lake Tahoe enticed entrepreneurs to build the most opulent resort hotels in America catering to the wealthiest from California and Nevada. Baldwin’s Tallac House, the Tahoe Tavern and Brockway Hot Springs Hotel fought to outdo one another as they took luxury to new heights with musical entertainment, movies, horseback excursions and five-star dining. Tahoe Tavern even featured its own private railway, while Brockway spawned America’s first gambling casino resort, the Cal-Neva Lodge, where celebrities mingled with mobsters. By the 1960s, the golden era had begun to fade as the tourist demographic shifted, but a splendid legacy endures.
Author Paul Nelson brings to life the intrigue and opulence of Lake Tahoe’s earliest resorts.

Vanished Denver Landmarks
9781467148405
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Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento
9781467151139
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In the early days of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento City had several competing towns vying for the influx of newcomers. Many of its rivals not only had vibrant multicultural communities but also enjoyed superior geography for transportation and flood control. Even the initial land grant from Johann Sutter is considered controversial if not downright fiction, yet Sacramento thrived where others failed. Once-bustling Mormon Island was initially the proposed site of the railway that would end up bypassing it, and Brighton became a hotbed of agitation after the deadly “Squatters’ Riot,” leading to its decline. Hoboken, Prairie City and more were also wiped off the map.
The Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library explores the history of these lost Sacramentos.

Lost Ski Areas of Southern California
9781609493875
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Bolsa Chica Gun Club, The
9781467150439
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Before the rise of Huntington Beach, the Bolsa Chica Gun Club stood as a captivating testament to power and ambition. Influential figures like Jared Sidney Torrance and Henry Huntington were members of this exclusive haven where businessmen, politicians, and even stars of early Hollywood gathered to relax and socialize. Once rapid development and the discovery of oil began encroaching on the club lands, it slowly faded into memory, but its influence remains.
Join author Chris Epting as he explores the remarkable and sometimes controversial events that unfolded on the club's hallowed grounds.

Lost Department Stores of Denver
9781467138406
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Lost Lafayette, Colorado
9781467148238
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Lost Carson City
9781467138819
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Lost Butte, Montana
9781609495947
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%This book includes such highlights as the Grand Opera House, once graced by entertainers and cultural icons like Charlie Chaplin, Sarah Bernhardt and Mark Twain; the infamous brothels protested by reformer Carrie Nation, wielding her hatchet and sharp tongue; and the Columbia Gardens, built by copper king William Clark as a respite from the smoke and toil of the mines and later destroyed by fire. Through the stories of these structures, lost to the march of time and urban renewal, historian Richard Gibson recalls the boom and bust of Butte, once a mining metropolis and now part of the largest National Historic Landmark District.

Lost Sopris
9781467154130
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The lost town of Sopris lies silently beneath the depths of Trinidad Lake. Once a thriving mining community in the late 1800s, it was renowned for abundant coal deposits and a bustling population. Three generations called Sopris home. They fought in the Civil War, homesteaded and immigrated to work in the mines. Unfortunately, the town's fate took a drastic turn with the construction of the Trinidad Dam, which flooded the area and submerged the town. Authors Genevieve Faoro-Johannsen and Robert Daniel Vigil, Jr. preserve an enduring legacy of community and resilience through first-hand accounts, historic photos and never-before-seen maps.

Lost Ghost Towns of Teller County
9781467135122
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Lost Ski Areas of Colorado's Central and Southern Mountains
9781626197138
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Lost Burbank
9781467119771
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Lost Fort Ellis
9781626199798
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Historic Tales of Whoop-Up Country
9781467146449
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Lost Forts of Casper
9781467119221
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Lost Coal District of Gebo, Crosby and Kirby
9781467156462
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Oxnard Sugar Beets
9781467136792
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Lost Napa Valley
9781467147644
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Once known for its cattle and silver mines, Napa Valley has grown into an international wine destination. From the Von Uhlit family’s fruit farm in Napa to the Wheeler Ranch in St. Helena, fields and orchards became neighborhoods and vineyards. The Dolphin, a steamboat that once delivered travelers from San Francisco, was replaced by faster transport and the Napa State Hospital’s original ‘castle’ was demolished. The Sawyer Tannery, in operation for over one hundred years, closed its doors in 1990, and places like the Kay-Von Drive-In and the Bel Aire Bowl now live on only in memory.
Join author Lauren Coodley as she celebrates these once-beloved landmarks in California’s Wine Country.

Lost Lewiston, Idaho
9781626196179
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Lost Ski Areas of Colorado's Front Range and Northern Mountains
9781626197121
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