sacramento (calif.)

A personal account of the author's journey as a boy from his Mexican mountain village to Sacramento and of his acculturation through education and experience in the United States.

Take a colorful journey across the nation with Explore the U.S.A. Learn the geography, history, symbols, and interesting facts that make this state special. Explore the U.S.A. introduces beginning readers to the state of California through vivid images and engaging text.

Radio talk show host Shauna Bogart is used to dealing with the controversial, the contentious, the cranky, and the crazed as the host of a popular radio show, but nothing prepares her for the day a fellow DJ turns up with a bullet in his head, and she soon finds herself trying to solve the murder before she becomes a target herself.

Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.