Edelweiss
Maxey-Allison, Juliana
Juliana Maxey-Allison's easy style makes this "bite-aize" California tale very readable and entertaining.In the mid-1880s Jacob Taylor sized up the scrappy brush-covered site known then as Weed, and gambled that trains would bring people to this spot on the San Diego County coast of California. He envisioned an extravagant tourist destination, then built it, and awaited the new arrivals. The house at 227 Tenth Street was part of Taylor's dream...