Southern California’s curious history as the sanitarium capital of America
Los Angeles Times
          August 30, 2022, 4:00 am
          Invalidism was the back-seat passenger to California’s second gold rush: tourism. “Health” comes first in Charles Nordhoff’s 1875 book “California: for Health, Pleasure, and Residence.” The chapter “Southern California for Invalids” begins with Nordhoff’s chance meeting with an old friend who,
      
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