Tuscan Springs; originally �Lick Springs;� was a collection of mineral waters near Red Bluff; California; which Native Americans considered such sacred ground that even warring tribes would lay down their weapons and bathe there together in peace. It was here that Dr. John A. Veatch became the first person in America to discover �white gold� (borax) in 1856; and he renamed the site after the fumaroles of Italy. While plans to extract the mineral proved impractical; word quickly spread of the healing properties of these alleged miraculous springs; and hundreds soon �were taking the waters.� But; it was not until the property fell into the hands of an ambitious local merchant; Edgerton Walbridge�equal parts Teddy Roosevelt; William Randolph Hearst; and P.T. Barnum�that the springs gained worldwide fame; drawing visitors to Tehama County from throughout the country by carriage; railroad; and steamboat.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A+By Dave PendrysThis is an excellent book that covers several interesting questions but also introduces how Japanese manga has inspired comics in other countries leading to the growth of manga in these nations as well. The main question posed; whether manga can be produced outside of Japan is a valuable one especially given the biases some bring to the question. Brienza assembles a good set of case studies leading off with a well known manga adapter/writer/editor/and publisher from the U.S. which sets in motion a greater exploration. Comics have certainly grown in the U.S. and many find influences from japans comic tradition making it especially relevant.
