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High in the Inyo Mountains, between Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park, lies the ghost town of Cerro Gordo. Discovered in 1865, this silver town boomed to a population of 3,000 people in the hands of savvy entrepreneurs during the 1870s. As the silver played out and the town faded, a few hung on to the dream. By the early 1900s, Louis D. Gordon wandered up the Yellow Grade Road where freight wagons once traversed with silver and supplies and took a closer look at the zinc ore that had been tossed aside by early miners. The Fat Hill lived again, primarily as a small company town. By...

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...

Las calles de Barcelona en 1865 es una obra complementaria a la Historia de Cataluña, que se centra en la ciudad condal y en sus calles, monumentos, personajes y eventos. La guía histórica analiza cada una de las calles importantes de la ciudad y toda la historia que rodea el pasaje. En este primer tomo se analizan las calles de la A (empezando por Calle dels Abaixadors) a la E (acabando por Calle de la Explanada). Víctor Balaguer (1842-1901) fue uno de los principales impulsores del renacimiento catalán. Orador, escritor y activista, luchó en el terreno cultural y literario para...