San Luis Obispo County Outlaws
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in San Luis Obispo, California, from March 2-6, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Jim Gregory, author of San Luis Obispo County Outlaws: Desperados, Vigilantes and Bootleggers, told the story of Jack Powers and his gang of… read more
Jim Gregory, author of San Luis Obispo County Outlaws: Desperados, Vigilantes and Bootleggers, told the story of Jack Powers and his gang of outlaws that terrorized San Luis Obispo County in the 1850s and 60s.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in San Luis Obispo, California, from March 2-6, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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