Product Description: There are no tales like high-sea tales and here's a baker's dozen of true sea adventures-tales filled with salt spray, blood-and-thunder, and man-overboard action all guaranteed to satisfy the hardiest armchair adventurer. Researched from ships' logs, manuscripts, newspaper accounts and historical records and penned by Richard Dillon a gifted storyteller and one of California's finest historians...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: Dillon's Benicia has the people, schools, industries, and drama of early California. The State Capitol and Camel Barn represent chapters in the grand story of California filled with characters like Robert Semple, Mariano Vallejo and Thomas Larkin and many others.

Product Description: First published in 1878, this book is notable for its insights into the economic tides that shaped San Francisco and the personalities and events of city politics. This edition also includes Hittell's Guide Book to San Francisco, published in 1888.

Product Description: Book by Richard Dillon, Thomas Moulin, Don DeNevi

Step-by-step instructions show even the novice braid-maker how to create sophisticated, elaborate, and eye-catching designs, including french braids, rope braids, braided buns, and chignons.

Product Description: Book by Richard Dillon

Product Description: Book by Dillon, Richard

Product Description: Book by Richard Dillon