Murderers, Bootleggers, and Surfers: Rincon Point, Then and Now

136 East de la Guerra,Santa Barbara CA 93101

16 March, 2023

Description

In 1875, the decomposed corpse of John Norton was uncovered in a shallow grave at Rincon Point.  Learn the details of the sensational trial as well as other true tales that have given Rincon Point a reputation both famous and infamous as told in a new book by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates. Vince Burns is a longtime publishing executive who writes regularly on surf history. He helped build his grandmother's house on Rincon Point. Stephen Bates is a professor of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Bates family owned Rincon Point for more than a century.