Old West Christmas
Tales With a Twist
"Old West Christmas-Tales With a Twist" by Craig & Franklin MacDonald, Ph.D. Illustrated by Bill Anderson. Published by The El Dorado County Historical Society & The El Dorado Museums Foundation. Researched & Written by a Pulitzer Prize nominee & his professor father.by Craig MacDonald
"A Rare Collection of Original True Stories on How Miners & Settlers got a Real Boost of Holiday Spirit When They Needed it Most." It was the book of the week from The California State Library in 2018.
MacDonald is a Pulitzer Prize nominee, born in Northern California, a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history society, a resident of Huntington Beach is the father of local newspaper columnist Chris MacDonald, and has written over 24 books about the lives of people and events of the old West.
Many of the original illustrations in the book are by his friend Bill Anderson whose art gallery is located in Sunset Beach.
Copies Available at Anderson Art Gallery (next to Capt. Jacks Restaurant), 16812 Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach, CA. 90742 (Fri. & Sat. 1-9; Sun, 1-6) Anderson Gallery PO BOX 947 Sunset Beach, CA. 90742 Phone (562) 592-4393.
