Dr. History's Whizz-Bang: Favorite Stories of California's Past

by Jim Rawls

A collection of light-hearted stories from California's past, bringing out aspects of the state's history, geography, culture, and ethnicity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935382771
• ISBN13: 9780935382778
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Tioga Pub. Co.
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

My Prescription - Dr. History!

I first heard of Dr. History when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. During my morning commute, I often listened to KNBR's morning show, hosted by Frank Dill and Mike Cleary. A frequent feature was a brief talk about some little-known anecdote from California's past. This was presented by Jim Rawls, who was dubbed "Dr. History" by Frank & Mike. The stories were always short, but interesting.Jim Rawls has placed that format into book form, very successfully.The stories are still short -- good for a quick bedtime story to a child or for that brief reading time in the quietest room in your house. Following each story, Rawls has a section called "Something More", where he encourages you to go somewhere to experience history for yourself. (Most of the locations are in the Bay Area.)I highly recommend this book, especially for parents who are hoping to get their kids interested in history.