Killer California: The Bloody Rise of a State

By Mike Runion

California's statehood was written in blood, and the people who lived through it wrote it down.

Killer California: The Bloody Rise of a State is built from the actual writings of Californians in the mid-1800s, lightly edited so their voices come through as they meant them. The handover from Mexican rule to American rule was anything but easy, and the body count was a steep price to pay.

You'll hear how Los Angeles got its start, walk the dangerous streets of early San Francisco, ride along as lawmen track down desperados, learn how the California flag came to be, and face grizzly bears in Malibu. From hangings to a man shot over a spoiled egg, every story is true.

For readers of: California history, Old West outlaws and frontier crime, and true Western nonfiction.

From Mike Runion, host of The Mad Wild West podcast. If you like the show, pick up The Mad Wild West Book 1 next.

Strap on your six-shooter. You might not make it out of this book alive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B4FY8KR5
• ISBN13: 9798836069308
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"