Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West

The Book Club of California Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling […]

Bruce Kennett on W.A. Dwiggins, Teller of Tales

Sponsored by The Caxton Club April Evening Program Join us in welcoming Caxtonian Bruce Kennett as he discusses W.A. Dwiggins and his Athalinthia via Zoom. Produced entirely in New England, Athalinthia is filled with […]

Dennis Duncan on Index, A History of the

Sponsored by The Caxton Club May Midday Program Now we take search for granted, asking Alexa or Siri to race through the Internet to find (though not always on the […]

The Oscar Lewis Awards: Book Club of California

Sponsored by The Book Club of California The Oscar Lewis Awards were established by the Book Club of California in 1994 in honor of Oscar Lewis (1893-1992), author, historian, and […]