The Year of Freaking Out
by Sarah Jane Cahier and Sarah Walker
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 3/5, Love & Romance 5/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 1/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 5/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
Horace Bell (1830-1918) left Indiana to seek gold in California. In 1852, he moved to Los Angeles and later became involved in American filibustering in Latin America and saw service in the Union Army before returning to Los Angeles after the Civil War to become a lawyer and newspaper publisher.