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I Am Bound For California (Diary-Edgar Reynolds ~ Wagon train to Visalia, CA) By Manley, Robert N. Publisher: Dageforde Publishing, Inc. Lincoln, NE Order Info. |
The West: An Illustrated History Ward, Geoffrey ' 1994; Detailed text and lavish illustrations of the history of the West; California from the 1840s. |
Trail of the First Wagons Over the Sierra Nevada Graydon, Charles 1986; Highly detailed topographic maps and narritive of various sites on the wagon trails. |
Stagecoach Heyday in the San Joaquin Valley, 1853-1876, William H. Boyd, 1983 A study of the early stagecoach system in the vast San Joaquin Valley from the gold rush to the coming of the railroads in the early 1870s. |
Covered Wagon Women, Volumes 1-5 by Kenneth L. Holmes (Theseare a compilation of diaries and letters from the Western Trails-well indexed) |
The Beginning of the West, Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West, 1540-1854 by Louise Barry, published by the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas, 1972. |
California Called Them by Robert O'Brien |
Pioneers of California, True Stories of Early Settlers in the Golden State by Donovan Lewis, Scotwall Associates, San Francisco, 1993 |
The California Trail, by George R. Stewart. Opening the west in the 1840s and 50s. Indexed by surname and locality. |
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The Wilderness World of John Muir with interpretive comments by Edwin Way Teale, pub.1954 by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. Indexed |
Sam Brannon, Buider of San Francisco. A Biography by Louis J. Stellman. Indexed by surname and locality. |
Jacob Harlan (In San Francisco 1849) Excerpts Bill Roddy's web site |
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Hallowed Were the Gold Dust Trials (The Story of Pioneer Priests of Northern California) by Henry L. Walsh, S.J., printed by University of Santa Clara Press |
Early Days In Taft West Kern Oil Museum, Inc., Articles from regional papers about the early days of the oil industry in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Topics include drilling rigs, crews, railroads, schools and social life of the Taft, Maricopa, Midland areas from 1908 to 1930. |
Yosmite and Sequoia; A Century of California National Parks Richard Orsi 1990; General history of the development of the parks and natural resources |
The Search for Authority in California, Hansen, Woodrow 1960;Scholarly history of the formation of government, political, social institutions and early political figures from 1820s to 1849. |
Footprints: An Early History of Fort Bragg and the Pomo Indians Grapp, Bonni 1967 Pamphlet covers the history, logging, mining and settling of area and the general culture of the Pomos. |
Yosemite Place Names , Peter Browning 1988; The historic background of geographic place names in Yosemite National Park. |
Coachella Valley Desert Trails-The Salton Sea Saga and the Romance and Sex Life of the Date 1957 The history and agriculture of the Coachella Valley. |
Citizen News/Valley Times, California Information Almanac,Past-Present-Future', 1968, Many topics of special and general interests--geography, industry, ranchos, minerals, counties, sports, defense, income, etc. |
Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries of the CA Gold Rush by Susan Morris The Jews in the California Gold Rush by Robert E. Levinson Pioneer Jews - A New Life in the Far West - Harriet & Fred Rochlin |
The California Historical Society Quarterly (8 volumes) Sept. 1967 to Dec 1970 |
Mormon Gold: The Story of California's Mormon Argonauts. Davies, J. Kenneth. Olympus Publishing. SLC. 1984. (429 pages, photos, maps, index, bibliography, table of contents. Right now is the definitivestudy of Mormons in the Gold Rush.) |
Treasure Express -- Epic Days of the Wells Fargo, by Neill C. Wilson. Indexed by surname and locality. Bill Roddy's web site |
U.S. WEST, The Saga of Wells Fargo by Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg, pub. 1949 by E.P.Dutton, NY with a Chronology of Transporation in the U.S. attached, Indexed |