Product Description Interesting, lively stories based on facts from the pioneer days of San Diego. Some are fascinating, others are amusing and some are sad - all of them are enjoyable. They picture the variety of happenings in those days and make history easy to read. Review A mutual passion for history and the pleasure of passing it on in entertaining form for readers of all ages, brought Ruth and Robert Ritchie literary success. Bazaar del Mundo Bookstore in Old Town arranged a book signing on Nov. 28, 1998. These historical stories are full of humor and a pleasure to read. -- Neue Presse, CA, excerpt and translation from German As a resident or visitor, you'll find these stories enrich your appreciation of the unique heritage of San Diego. -- Susan Golding, Mayor, 1995 From the Publisher After their arrival in San Diego, Ruth and Robert Ritchie fell in love with the city--also with the rough, dynamic and often touching stories of the town's pioneer days. These condensed "tidbits" are some of their favorites, discovered and written down in entertaining form for all ages. From the Author After retirement, my husband Robert--born in North Carolina, has lived in many parts of Europe-- changed his lifelong hobby (writing) with my active participation into an exciting accomplishment and has written 22 works in 12 years. He passed away in March 1998. I myself --born in Germany, also lived in England before coming to the US--founded a publishing company for small editions, memoirs, family history and, of course, our own books, in 1995. We both received awards as local authors in 1996,1997 and 1998. La Jolla Light, University City Light and the German newspaper "Neue Presse" wrote raving reviews about the book and a radio interview was done by Shadow Broadcasting Service. About the Author The authors fell in love with San Dieg