Secret History Of Carmel - Volume 1 Author:John Thompson Carmel's rich cultural heritage is more than just what meets the eye. Most of today's four thousand residents realize just how magically complex it is. Writer/ artist John Thompson was born in Carmel and became its leading counter-culture artist in the Sixties. Having graduated from UC in Art History, he conducted extensive interviews of those c... more »lose to the town's leading creative forces during the past century. This is the first book based on his two hundred published articles on Carmel heritage, to present previously "secret" knowledge of the town's most colorful and bright characters.« less