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Authors present 'The Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento' to library authority, spotlight submerged communities
Summary
Co-authors Eric Webb and Andrew McLeod described their survey of lost Gold Rush-era towns in Sacramento County and urged support for archives and local history preservation.
Authors Eric Webb and Andrew McLeod presented their new book, The Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento, to the Sacramento Public Library Authority on March 31, emphasizing the region’s understudied local-history resources and the role of archives in recovering lost communities.
Webb, a former Sacramento Room director and co-author James Scott’s colleague, outlined the book’s scope and the research process, saying the project…
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