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Articles

“From a Salic law to the Salic law: The creation and re-creation of the royal succession system of France” (2019) “The End of the Line: The Abandonment of Passenger Services in Santa Cruz County, California” (2016) “The Battle of the Giants: The Proposal to Rename the San Lorenzo …

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Author and Historian

Derek R. Whaley, PhD, is an author and historian focused on the history of the railroading communities of Santa Cruz County, California. He has written three books – Santa Cruz Trains: Railroads of the Santa Cruz Mountains (2015), Santa Cruz Trains: Reflections on the Mountain Route (2016), and SIDETRACKED: …

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Media

Press Derek loves to share local history with the public in whatever ways he can. He has been featured in blogs, the Press Banner, the Good Times, and the TMG Multimedia trains and history podcast, and he has worked as a consultant for the Santa …

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