Local History Lecture: When Water Was Everywhere: Life in Early California
Channel: Long Beach Public Library
Date: 2021-03-22

The Miller Special Collections Room at the Billie Jean King Main Library presents our Local History Lecture Series event, "When Water Was Everywhere: A Novel View of Life in Early California," presented by local author Barbara Crane. This is a recording of the live Zoom event from Saturday, January 30th, 2021.

Watch as we share a fascinating glimpse into how Long Beach and Southern California looked 200 years ago, as portrayed in Ms. Crane’s award-winning historical novel, When Water Was Everywhere. Using historic maps, photos, and short readings, our local landscape is re-envisioned through the eyes of the people who once lived here -- American immigrants, Mexican Californios, Tongva/Gabrielino Indians, and Spanish padres will come to life in this richly imagined past.