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*A Special Limited Edition Signed Hardback* Forget Deadwood, Dodge, and Tombstone, the biggest, baddest boomtown of the 1880s was San Diego, California. The attraction wasn't gold or silver but cheap land, the promise of an oceanfront paradise where it never snows and rarely rains, and the too-good-to-be-true deals offered by local real estate merchants. In the wake of bona fide settlers came the hucksters, con artists, and snake oil vendors -- so many flimflam men (and women) that those duped called the town "Scam Diego." Abetting the crime and chaos was the nearby Mexican border, a convenient refuge for the rustlers, ex-Rebels, and banditos who floated back and forth across the unmarked frontier. Caught up in this perfect storm are two men: U.
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During three decades as an editor, writer, photographer and speaker, Joe Yogerst has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. His writing has appeared in Conde Nast Traveler, CNN Travel, Islands magazine, the International Herald Tribune in Paris, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, and 37 National Geographic books including the best-selling "50 States, 5000 Ideas." His latest National Geographic book -- "100 Drives, 5000 Ideas" -- was published in March 2020. His next project is a special issue of National Geographic magazine on Yosemite National Park, which hits newsstands this June. Yogerst wrote and hosted a new National Geographic/Great Courses video series on America's state parks. He also writes historical fiction. "Nemesis" -- a murder mystery set in 1880s California -- was published in 2018. Yogerst is the recipient of four Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers. Joe is currently working on books about global cities and perfect weekends.
