Pioneer of the Mojave
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in San Bernardino, California, from April 2-8 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter and Time Warner cable local affiliates, 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.
Richard Thompson talked about his book, Pioneer of the Mojave: The Life and Times of Aaron G. Lane, about Aaron G. Lane, the first permanent settler of… read more
Richard Thompson talked about his book, Pioneer of the Mojave: The Life and Times of Aaron G. Lane, about Aaron G. Lane, the first permanent settler of California’s High Desert, and some of the difficulties and dangers faced by other early settlers to the area.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in San Bernardino, California, from April 2-8 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter and Time Warner cable local affiliates, 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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