May 13, 1817, marked the first recorded exploration of the Sacramento River.
Here for the first time in this remarkable collection, local historian and author Philip Pezzaglia reveals the True stories behind some of the Tales that have passed through generations, becoming legends of the Delta..
As settlement flourished, each new community gave birth to stories of early pioneers, shipwrecks, murder, robbery, vigilante justice, bootleggers and more.
A flood of explorers from all over the world poured into the Lower Sacramento River Delta, and soon towns were settled on the banks of the river.
The expedition changed the Delta region forever.
May 13, 1817, marked the first recorded exploration of the Sacramento River