Books from Silverstowe Book
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The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers and Frauds, Rascals and Robber Barons, Scoundrels and Scalawags
By Charles F. AdamsThe Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers and Frauds, Rascals and Robber Barons, Scoundrels and Scalawags
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Armed and Dangerous: A Writer's Guide to Weapons
By Michael NewtonIf you think you can slip one past these readers, you're wrong. Dead wrong. You don't have to be a gun buff to need this book.
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Hatchet Men: The Story of the Tong Wars in San Francisco's Chinatown
By Richard H. DillonStory of a handful of well organized Chinese criminals who ruled Chinatown from the 1880's until the earthquake of 1906.
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Shanghaiing Days: The Thrilling Account of 19th Century Hell-Ships, Bucko Mates and Masters, and Dangerous Ports-Of-Call from San Francisco to...
By Richard H. Dillon" In this book Richard Dillon brilliantly recreates the action-packed drama of the American seaman's escape from serfdom.
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The Gila Trail: The Texas Argonauts and the California Gold Rush
By Benjamin Butler HarrisHere, published for the first time, are Harris's colorful reminiscences of his experiences on the Gila Trail and in the Mother Lode mining camps in 1849-50.