Book Talk: Hamilton, ‘Island of Thieves’
The thief has to work in the dark, get past armed guards, avoid surveillance cameras, overcome the circuitry for various alarm systems, cut his way through a metal cage, and acquire an object that was set on a pedestal. The entire time, his progress is being checked. The thief is Van Shaw, the people watching […]
Madera County’s vagabond schoolteacher
There might be a few Madera County residents who remember J.G. Smale; he might even have some descendants here today. The chances are good, however, that there are none who recall being in the classroom of this ubiquitous teacher, but he deserves to be remembered. Smale was one of the few men who sought a […]