In February, I inaugurated  a book-of-the-month, that featured Sagebrush Reflections. After all proceeds from book sales not only help support operations, but help finance future publications, in this case the stories behind the brands of the Pioneer.

With that in mind, how well do you think you know Susanville? This book is a comprehensive look of one of the oldest communities of the western Great Basin may have you thinking twice. Weather is a universal topic, yet do you know what year there was only one winter storm or the other extreme with a record 36.7 inches of precipitation? This is the tip of the iceberg of topics explored.

Of course, major historic events from its fires that led to the creation of the city to when lumber was king and with its decline, the prison industry became a hot topic. Interspersed are fascinating tidbits—telephones introduced in 1911 to the last passenger train in 1933.

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