Over 200 vintage and current photographs paint a compelling look into Encinitas' storied past.From famed skateboarder Tony Hawk to the bygone poinsettia bathed flower fields of the Ecke family, Encinitas is notable for its fascinating residents and beautiful Pacific Ocean view proximity.
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A diverse 20-year-old city embracing five distinct communities, the "split personality" of the Encinitas area reveals itself as an eclectic mix of suburban and rural, historic and contemporary, laid-back and energetic.
This is the story of the author’s great great grandparents, Edward Lewis and Sarah Crosby, who were convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the 1840s. It is told from the perspective of a detective agency searching for what happened to Edward, w
