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Kids, what’re gonna do with ’em?

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:June 5, 2012
  • Post category:California History

“Two boys drowned an Indian to amuse themselves, but in consideration of their tender years, were dismissed with twenty-five lashes administered in the presence of natives.”

Bancroft (480) reporting on events at Pueblo San Jose in 1784.

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Scott Alumbaugh is the author of  On the Pony Express Trail (TwoDot Books) a narrative non-fiction about his 2021 solo bikepacking trek on the Pony Express Trail. He is author of a novella, Will Kill for Food, as well as a number of short stories.  Learn more >

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