Download or read book Southern California Stories written by Dee Merian and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dee Merian has authored four books. They are all non-fiction stories telling the reader about fellow Americans during the 20th Century. This is her second book of anthologies. Her first book American Mosiac was recommended by Forbes Readers for three years. She mixes stories about celebrities as well as private American citizens. Stories included are Sarah Vaughan, Gorgeous George, Louella Parsons, Sonja Heine, and Patrick Dennis. Other true stories depict Americans during the stressful times of three different wars. Merian's previous book FLYING HIGH is about TWA during the pre-jet years when Howard Hughes was their CEO.