About the Author

Frederic Caire Chiles is the author of Justinian Caire and Santa Cruz Island: The Rise and Fall of a California Dynasty. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of California-Santa Barbara and divides his time between London, Italy, and California.

Reviews

"How it came to pass that Santa Cruz Island was spared from development is intertwined in this intriguing account of Justinian Caire and his fractious descendants. . . . The significant detailed materials that are revealed here for the first time broaden our understanding of the complexity of the untold story of Santa Cruz Island." from the foreword by Marla Daily, president of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation