Mysteries and Miracles of California: Guidebook to the Genuinely Bizarre in the Golden Gate State

by Jack Kutz

Mysteries and Miracles of Guide Book to the Genuinely Bizarre in the Golden State
With detailed directions for visiting some of the strangest places in California

Discover floating boulders in Racetrack Playa. Visit the macabre mansion of the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. Meet the ghosts of John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe and Buster Keaton. Learn the secrets of the Cahuillas Fire Eaters. Decipher the Sleeping Giant's messages etched into the desert. Explore skeleton-stacked Moaning Cavern. Re-live the 1952 UFO flight of George Adamski. Join the search for the Borrego Badland's Black Gold nuggets. Solve the mystery of the 1997 Heaven's Gate Hale-Bopp Comet suicide cult.

BEYOND THE FREEWAYS, AWAY FROM THE CITIES, LIES THE SURREAL CALIFORNIA.

Chapter 1: Enigmas of the California Deserts Chapter 2: Mrs. Winchester's Macabre Mansion Chapter 3: A Ghostly Tour of Haunted Hotels Chapter 4: Ghosts of the Movie Stars Chapter 5: Reincarnation in Hollywood Chapter 6: Dastardly Deeds in Old San Francisco Chapter 7: California Duelin' Chapter 8: "This Whole Damn Town is Haunted!" Chapter 9: The Fire Eaters of the Cahuillas Chapter 10: The Search for Pegleg's Black Gold Chapter 11: Close Encounters California Style Chapter 12: George Adamski and His Space Brother Chapter 13: Knockin' on Heaven's Gate Chapter 14: Caves of Mystery, Beauty and Horror

205 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[Zach]

". . . it pays to stay alert. Astonishing events can occur at any time in any place. In California, mysteries and miracles are constantly taking place, and magic is always afoot." I continue to enjoy Jack Kutz's exploration of "more things than are dreamt of in our philosophy."