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"Whether you were born and raised in San Diego or have just discovered America's Finest City, Jack Innis always has a story guaranteed to entertain and capture your imagination." 

                                                        -- Marc Bailey, XETV Channel 6 News Anchor

"Jack Innis has done the near-impossible, turning local history into a can't-put-it-down epic. This lavishly illustrated book is conclusive proof that, yes, there is more to San Diego than a zoo."                             

                                                                  -- Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune


"The colorful characters, old legends, and odd events described in San Diego Legends will help local travelers appreciate the often-quirky history of the San Diego region."
                                             -- Jerry Shad, Afoot and Afield in San Diego County
                 

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SAN DIEGO LEGENDS Second Edition brings together extraordinary accounts of famous and infamous people, places, and events in San Diego’s past. These fascinating accounts include the 1852 murder of San Diego's first mayor; the story of Nick Connell, a religious artist who lived 20 years in a hand-dug cave at Torrey Pines State Nature Reserve; and Abalonia, a doomed effort to build an island/nation off the San Diego's coast.