Archive for August, 2011
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San Francisco’s “Wine Dark” Bay
Uniquely Experience Your America The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. San Francisco Maritime News Release Experience “The Odyssey” Aboard an 1891 Scow Schooner during We Players presentation of Homer’s poetry in-motion as Alma Sails SF’s “Wine Dark Bay.” Limited run opens [...]
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When did J. A. Sutter leave California?
Hi, I’m completing a bio of California pioneer John Augustus Sutter (1803-1880). Several biographies have already been written but I’m striving to fill remaining gaps. For example, I found the name of the ship (“Sully”) that Sutter took when he travelled from Le Havre, France, to New York, in June/July 1834. I also found the [...]