For a few decades in the mid-19th century, the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada were briefly at the center of the universe. As the region swelled with immigrants drawn by the discovery of gold, new towns erupted one after another to both equip and prey on the hordes. Close to 200 years later, .
Author Carlo M. De Ferrari’s article tells of the varied amusements and entertainers who followed the argonauts to the goldfields. Whether it was opera, bull and bear fights, or Shakespeare,
Fire, flood, termites and thievery have menaced the county archives across three centuries, but what survived these ancient plagues is an especially complete and well-preserved record of Tuolumne County’s public
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