Author Bill Talbitzer has put together a collection of stories about men and women who lived in California many years ago, when the State was young and offered a golden promise to the world. The results are tales that sparkle with the life and drive of those colorful and boisterous days that made California the Golden State. Fifteen short stories tell of such things as diamond mining, bear fighting, and killings and hangings in the Feather River region of California. Illustrated with historic photographs and line drawings. Paperbound: 56 pages: 8.25 x 10.75â€Â