California has earthquakes, wildfires, deserts, cults, killers, engineering disasters and mysteries that still refuse to disappear.California's Wildest Tales uncovers twenty extraordinary true stories from the Golden State - events so strange, brutal and unbelievable that they often sound more like fiction than history.Discover the school bus kidnapping that buried twenty-six children underground, the catastrophic dam failure that sent a wall of water through sleeping communities, the terrifying crimes of the Golden State Killer, the mystery of a German family who vanished in Death Valley, and the wildfire that destroyed the town of Paradise.You'll also enter the dark history of Los Angeles, where a bank robbery became a street battle, a serial killer was captured by an angry neighborhood, an airliner fell into suburban homes, and an entire hillside began sliding toward the Pacific Ocean.Inside you'll discover: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fireThe St. Francis Dam disasterThe Chowchilla school bus kidnappingThe Golden State KillerHeaven's GateThe Wineville Chicken Coop murdersThe Camp Fire and destruction of ParadiseThe Death Valley German family disappearanceThe accidental creation of the Salton SeaThe San Ysidro McDonald's massacrePLUS: Los Angeles's Wildest Tales - ten additional stories of crime, disaster and mystery from Southern California.Written in a gripping narrative-nonfiction style, California's Wildest Tales brings together some of the darkest, strangest and most unforgettable moments in California history while keeping fact separate from speculation.Perfect for readers of true crime, disasters, strange history, unsolved mysteries and unbelievable true stories.California's Wildest Tales is Book Three in David Martin's Wildest Tales series, following Texas's Wildest Tales and Florida's Wildest Tales.
