Jordan
Arthur J. Jordan
Spellbinding!!!!!!! 2nd time in 2011 I have read the book. Interested in Great Plains settlement after Indian Wars and before the auto? Then this book is for you.
Read Time: ~4.5 hr
Don Benito Wilson
by Nat B. Read (2008)
About this book
"Don Benito Wilson (née Benjamin Davis Wilson) is remembered as the namesake of Mount Wilson. Few know he was the second mayor of Los Angeles. Twenty-six State Senators divvy up the district that Benjamin Wilson once represented. Southern California will never again see anyone who made such a mark on so many different fields as Don Benito Wilson"--Provided by publisher.
Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreDon Benito Wilson Lead Character
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