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	California Early History Code: 1-56500-027-7 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
By RANDY WOMACK This activity book gives children an overview of California's history and the contributions made by various ethnic groups.
	California Historical Landmarks Code: 0-941925-19-6 Price: $15.95 Quantity in Basket: none
The State of California has established 43 state historic parks and more than 1,000 historic landmarks, listed in this generous volume with a brief description of each one's location and historic significance.
	California State Parks Code: 0-89886-762-2 Price: $17.95 Quantity in Basket: none
By RHONDA OSTERTAG The impossibly huge redwoods of Humboldt State Park, the breezy Pacific shores of Point Lobos State Reserve, and the starkly beautiful mountains of Plumas-Eureka State Park are prime examples of California's natural diversity. This recreation guide will help you make the most of them!
	California Traveler : Ghost Towns of CA Code: 1-55838-124-4 Price: $6.95 Quantity in Basket: none
More than 40 California ghost towns highlight this interesting guidebook from Renaissance House Publishers.
	California Missions - The Earliest Series of Views Made in 1856 Code: 0-88388-119-5 Price: $5.95 Quantity in Basket: none
California Missions - The Earliest Series of Views Made in 1856. Califonia's Spanish missions were large and grand establishments. This is the earliest series of views of them, showing what they were like just before they tumbled down. The text is adventure!
	BEST BOOK EVER ABOUT CA MISSIONS Code: 1-56500-048-X Price: $16.95 Quantity in Basket: none
BEST BOOK EVER ABOUT CALIFORNIA MISSIONS By RANDY WOMACK - A simplified, yet detailed guide to all of the California Missions. A comprehensive, easy-to-use resource for students of all ages. Reproduction for use in the classroom permissible.
	BRET HARTE'S GOLD RUSH Code: 0-930588-88-6 Price: $13.95 Quantity in Basket: none
BRET HARTE'S GOLD RUSH By BRET HARTE - Stories of Gold Rush California from one of the state's most popular storytellers.
	Patty Reed's Doll - The story of the Donner Party Code: 0-9617357-2-4 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Patty Reed's Doll - The story of the Donner Party - A wooden doll recalls the hope with which a group of pioneers begins their journey and the ordeals they face as they travel from Springfield, Illinois, to California. Patty Reed's Doll tells the story of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers who made a wrong decision to follow an untried cutoff as they journeyed to California. They found themselves trapped in deep snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the winter of 1846. Stranded without sufficient food less than one-hundred miles from safety, they faced the bitter trials of starvation, illness and death. This account is told through the eyes of a tiny doll which eight-year old Patty Reed kept hidden in her apron pocket. The story is appropriate for teaching the Westward Movement and California history and does not go into the bleaker facts of this harrowing event.
	GREAT CALIFORNIA STORY By Carl Palm Code: 0-9754832-1-8 Price: $19.95 Quantity in Basket: none
The Great California Story - Real Life Roots of an American Legend By Carl Palm From Mark Twain to Jack Lalanne, and from conquistadors to health-food stores, The Great California Story covers it all. If you've ever wondered just what it is that makes California so different from other places, you'll find your answer here. If you only have time to read one book to get that answer, this is the book to read. 378 pages softcover
	Sacramento Impressions Code: 9781560374640 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Sacramento Impressions Author: Myers, Tom ISBN: 9781560374640 Cover: Paperback Copyright: 09/01/2007 Sacramento Impressions is a vivid portrayal by photographers Tom, Sally, and Jeff Myers of California's capital city, Sacramento, also known as the "City of Trees". Featuring an informative foreword by Sacramento's mayor, the Honorable Heather Fargo, as well as informative captions, this collection highlights the dynamic city in the heart of California. Longtime residents, the Myers capture Sacramento in all of its many moods: from the brilliantly-colored fireworks at the Capitol to the silhouetted fishermen quietly fishing along the American River Parkway from the stately, checkerboard fields of rice in the Sacramento Valley to the horse-drawn stagecoaches during Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento. The Myers' images capture the sights and colors of the vibrant place once known as New Helvetica: from the bright masts of catamarans at the Folsom Lake Regatta to gold autumn leaves blanketing William Land Park.
	San Francisco Then and Now Code: 9781592237302 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
San Francisco Then and Now Autor: Yenne, Bill Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Publish Date: 09/01/07 There's no denying the charm of San Francisco, a city perched on rolling hills, where "little cable cars climb half-way to the stars." With dramatic vistas at every turn, the Pacific Ocean to the West and Bay to the East, its geography and cityscape is like no other place on Earth. This unique book features a selection of dramatic photos taken before, during, and after the 1906 Earthquake and fire. Filled with amazing then-and-now photographs of the City's notable attractions, including cable cars, the Ferry Building, Palace of Fine Arts, Transamerica Pyramid, and Mission Dolores, the oldest building in SF. San Francisco's most beloved landmark gets the royal treatment. See the Golden Gate Bridge during construction in 1934, and how it looks today. Conde Nast Traveler readers vote San Francisco as one of the world's most popular tourist destinations year after year. This new compact edition of our best-seller is sure to make a great gift or souvenir for everyone who's left their heart here....