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773 - "Mines of the San Gabriels", by John W. Robinson, history of the areas in the San Gabriel Mountains that were mined for gold and silver.
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774 - "Trails of the Angeles, 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels", guide book for hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains, information on the natural and human history of the area, and a trail map for one-day hikes and backpack trips is included.
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775 - "A Guidebook to the San Gabriel Mountains of California" by Russ Leadabrand, description of trips by car and hikes throughout the mountain range, the author grew up in Southern California taking trips with his parents, he also wrote for "Westways" magazine.
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776 - "A Guidebook to the San Bernardino Mountains of California" by Russ Leadabrand, description of trips, hikes, and the history of this mountain range.
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777 - History of Mount Wilson's trail and recreational facilities on the mountain, and the establishment of the telescope, signed by author, illustrated with photographs and reproductions of printed materials.
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778 - "Calico, Ghost Town", history and stories from the silver mining era near Barstow, mining started in 1881, John C. King, Sheriff of San Bernardino County grubstaked the two prospectors who found the richest silver ore deposit, Walter Knott of Knott's Berry Farm was a nephew and his family ended up owning the whole town after mining ended.
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779 - "High Sierra Mountain Wonderland", description of geology, flora, fauna, and areas to hike or pack into, history of exploration.
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78 - "Pomona A Centennial History" by Gloria Ricci Lothrop, produced in cooperation with the Pomona Chamber of Commerce, illustrated history of the area from Native American times to 1988, book ends with local business profiles (most are no longer in existence) by W. Robert Finegan.
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780 - "Lost Mines of Death Valley", history of the mines and miners around Death Valley, map of area in the center of the book.
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781 - "Death Valley Scotty Rides Again", the stories of Death Valley Scotty as told to Earl C. Driskill a manager of "Scotty's Castle", in the last year of Scotty's life, 1954. Scotty was a miner, showman (was in Buffalo's Bills Wild West Show), and castle builder.
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782 - Reprint of a book originally published in 1846, Alfred Robinson, a New England trader was in California as early as 1829, he traded Boston manufactured goods for hides, tallow, and cattle horns, he was witness to the end of the Mission era and the Americanization of California, also published with his story is the book "Chinigchinich", "An Historical Account of the Origin, Customs, and Traditions of the the Indians of Alta-California", author Friar Geronimo Boscana left the manuscript in the care of Robinson who translated it into English and it has been published with his story.
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783 - History of the State of California, from Native Americans in California to the recent past.
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784 - History of the State of California, from European exploration to the late 1800s.
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785 - "Everyman's Eden", "A History of California Its diversity and change, from prehistory to the present".
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786 - "My Seventy Years in California", autobiography of J. A. Graves, a president of the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, came as a child to Northern California in 1857, he eventually moved Southern California, became a lawyer, was a partner in the firm of Graves, O'Melveny & Shankland, then a banker.
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787 - "My Seventy Years in California", autobiography of J. A. Graves, a president of the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, came as a child to Northern California in 1857, he eventually moved Southern California, became a lawyer, was a partner in the firm of Graves, O'Melveny & Shankland, then a banker.
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788 - "California Memories", stories from his life and opinions of Jackson A. Graves, a president of the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, came as a child to Northern California in 1857, he eventually moved Southern California, became a lawyer, was a partner in the firm of Graves, O'Melveny & Shankland, then a banker.
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789 - Booklet with photographs, maps, and history of the ghost town Bodie, now a California State Historic park, the "rush" to Bodie occurred in 1878, many gold mines were established.
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79 - Reproduction, Xerox, of a Christmas 1896 publication of "The Covina Argus", J. L. Matthews publisher, in it the virtues of Covina are expounded upon, citizens, institutions, buildings, and farms.
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790 - "The San Gabriels II" by Robinson, John W., "The Mountains from Monrovia Canyon to Lytle Creek", history of the mountains from early times to the 20th century.
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