The Wicked West is a compilation of Books 1-5 (plus the Introduction to the main series character) in the Capital City Murders series of novellas. The series begins in Olympia, Washington, then to Salem, Oregon, Sacramento, California, Carson city, Nevada, and Boise, Idaho. In each story, Nick O'Flannigan is on a one-year assignment to visit each state capital and submit photographs of the capitol building and surrounding areas to a major magazine. There's been a murder, and Nick's keen eye for … [Read more...] about The Wicked West by Stuart Gustafson
Prohibition In Sacramento: Moralizers &Amp; Bootleggers In The Wettest City In The Nation by Annette Kassis @Nnettekassis
Sacramento's open opposition to Prohibition and ties to rumrunning up and down the California coast caused some to label the capital the wettest city in the nation. The era from World War I until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment brought Sacramento storied institutions like Mather Field and delightful surprises like a thriving film industry, but it wasn't all pretty. The Ku Klux Klan, ethnic immigrant hatred and open hostility toward Catholics and Jews were dark chapters in the Prohibition … [Read more...] about Prohibition In Sacramento: Moralizers &Amp; Bootleggers In The Wettest City In The Nation by Annette Kassis @Nnettekassis
