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Tag Archives: Grace Wentworth
Splendid Summer
Splendid Summer captures San Diego during the Roaring Twenties with its glorious Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Tent City, Dance Pavillion, Speakeasies, and Bathing Beauty Contests. Grace Wentworth’s plans for a splendid summer go awry when her guardian uncle dies and … Continue reading
Posted in Roaring Twenties
Tagged Coronado, Golden Twenties, Grace Wentworth, Jack Brewster, Magical White Cat, Splendid Summer Excerpt, Tatania
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1920s at The Hotel del Coronado
In April 1920, the Prince of Wales visited the Hotel Del Coronado and prompted a historical question: Did he meet the woman for whom he’d give up a Kingdom at the Del? Wallis, future Duchess of Windsor, lived in Coronado in … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Mystery, Roaring Twenties
Tagged Coronado Historical Association, Duchess of Windsor, Golden Twenties, Grace Wentworth, Hotel Del Coronado, Jack Brewster, Prince of Wales, Roaring Twenties
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Speakeasies and Kindles
Photo courtesy of Patrick and Penny Matthews In Splendid Summer, Grace Wentworth asks Jack Brewster, “Do you know all the speakeasies in Southern California?” “No”, Jack replies, “Only in San Diego.” When Prohibition began in 1920, and the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alchohol became … Continue reading
Posted in Roaring Twenties
Tagged Grace Wentworth, Jack Brewster, Kindle, Prohibition, Speakeasies
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North Island Aviation and John D. Spreckels
Photo courtesy of Patrick and Penny Matthews In Splendid Summer, Aviator Jack Brewster explains to Grace that John D. Spreckels sold Coronado’s North Island to the government during WWI. North Island is the country’s premiere Naval Aviation base. Who was … Continue reading
Posted in Roaring Twenties
Tagged Glorietta Bay Inn, Golden Twenties, Grace Wentworth, Hotel Del Coronado, Jack Brewster, John D Spreckels, North Island Aviation, Splendid Summer, Tatania
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Jack Brewster, Grace Wentworth and Tatania
“When I was born the Doctor slapped my mother.” Jack Brewster quote. Aviator and Detective Jack Brewster barely made it out of WWI alive. Some of his buddies weren’t as fortunate. For those who fell, Jack will honor their sacrifice by ridding the free … Continue reading
Posted in Cat, Patriotism, Roaring Twenties
Tagged Grace Wentworth, Jack Brewster, Splendid Summer, Tatania
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