Manufacturer: Heritage Books
Written By: Inc. Sonoma County Genealogical Society

Step back in time and learn what life was like for people living in Monterey, California, in the 1800s. This charming book displays over 400 beautiful color photographs of the town and gardens, and the area stretching to Carmel, with quotes from sailors, travel writers, explorers, politicians, clergymen, and tourists that capture the fascinating evolution of the region. The book will remind ...

Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
Written By: Anita Yusada

Like its predecessors, this seventh edition of a best-loved publication recounts California's history from its origin to the present in a format that is engaging and informative. Even in the five years since the last edition of the book appeared, enormous social and material changes have overcome the Golden State. This new edition reflects these developments, considering them in historical context ...

Manufacturer: Harlan Davidson
Written By: Andrew Rolle and Arthur Verge

Manufacturer: Heritage Books
Written By: Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Preservation C

More than 200 vintage color postcards provide a unique perspective on the storied past of Fresno County. Postcards dating from as early as 1875 through the 1960s, many of which have never before been publicly available, are paired with brief passages that deftly position each card within its historical context. Many famous Fresno edifices which have long ...

Manufacturer: Linden Publishing
Written By: William B. Secrest

Data is sorted in three different manners; chronologically by page number and line number, by last name, or by first name. A typical entry includes age, sex, occupation, and birthplace.

Manufacturer: Heritage Books
Written By: Lorraine Rain Cloudo Escobar

Local newspapers furnish a wealth of genealogical data and often help fill in the gaps in official records. The names contained in this index, with genealogical data, are primarily residents of Sonoma County, but residents of the surrounding countiesMarin, Napa, Solano, Lake, and Mendocinocan also be found within these pages. Newspapers indexed include: Cloverdale Reveille, Daily Democrat, Daily ...

Manufacturer: Heritage Books
Written By: Sonoma County Genealogical Society

Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
Written By: Midge Sherwood

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 ...

Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press
Written By: Bill Yenne

Five Generations of a Mexican American Family in Los Angeles is an insider account of a multigenerational working-class Mexican American family in Los Angeles to explain Chicanos' persistent social status despite their citizenship and largely English monolingualism. Findings demonstrate that the interaction between race, ethnicity, and class factors at home, in the labor market and in schools ...

Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Written By: Christina Chavez