In her latest case, Kinsey Millhone finds herself in danger - on the trail of someone who may, or may not, be dead. It is five years since crooked tycoon Wendell Jaffe disappeared while sailing his boat off the California coast. Now Kinsey is investigating a sighting of the dead man.
Accurately rendered, well-researched illustrations of 21 Spanish missions built from 1769 to 1823 along the California coast, among them San Diego de Alcala, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asis, San Jose de Guadalupe, Santa Barbara Virgen Y Martir, Santa Cruz, many more. Includes realistic vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life. Descriptive captions.
Bill Bailey was born in Jersey City and grew up in Hoboken and New York's Hell's Kitchen. He went to sea in 1929 and maintained a career in the Merchant Marine until he was "screened out" during the McCarthy era. He fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War and organized workers in New York, Virginia, California, and Hawaii. In 1953 he began work as a longshoreman, retiring in 1975 to write, lecture, and appear in documentary and feature films.
Discovery School - Jeff Corwin Experience: Wild Cats
See why the big cats are some of the most dangerous animals Jeff has come across in his travels. In this around-the-globe tour, meet the African maneless lion in Kenya, tigers and the Asiatic lion in India, mountain lions in Florida and California, jaguars in the Amazon Basin, and cheetahs and lions in Tanzania.
