Alan H Patera

Alan H. Patera is a historian and author specializing in Western American history, particularly post offices, mining boomtowns, and the California Gold Rush. He grew up as a stamp collector and began collecting postmarks while studying Geography as a graduate student at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. His works include 'Rhyolite: The Boom Years' (1994), 'Arizona post offices,' 'Between Tonopah and Goldfield,' and articles on historical topics like the California Gold Rush of 1849.[1][2][3][4][5][6]