Past Event
Saturday, November 12, 2011, 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.
"Women of the California Gold Rush"
4275 Cass Street, San Diego, 92109
Cost: Free
Dreams of vast wealth made westward movement an all-consuming passion when gold was discovered in California. Author Mary Volmer explores how "interplay of fiction and history allows for a reimagining of history's lost voices," discusses how she transformed her research on early California's female residents into novel Crown of Dust. Signing follows. 858-581-9934.