History/Lore/Native Americans
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Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles: An Experiment in Primitive Living
Author: Marshal South
Editor: Diana Lindsay
A free copy of Marshal South Rides Again will be included with all orders. For 17 years, from 1930 to 1947, poet, artist, and author Marshal South and his family …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 336
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780932653666
- Year Published: 2004
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Mines and Geology of the Randsburg Area: An Historical Gem of the Mojave Desert
Editor: D.D. Trent
The western Mojave Desert region takes its rightful place in the storied history of major Old West mining camps in this volume by geology professor Dee Trent. The Randsburg area …
- Categories: California: General, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 38
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
- ISBN: 9780916251772
- Year Published: 2006
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
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My Ancestors’ Village
Author: Roberta Labastida
A charming story, told from the point of view of a young Indian girl, Dove, who describes the traditional way her family lives. An entertaining way for young readers to …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Children/Young Adult, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 32
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780932653611
- Year Published: 2003
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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New Discoveries in the American Paleolithic: Conference Proceedings and Contributed Papers
This Volume is a compilation of the many themes of current inquiries into the timing of the peopling of the Americas. We show how these lines of inquiry, when taken …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Natural History/Ecology, United States: Western.
- Format: SC
- ISBN: 9781941384640
- Year Published: 2021
- Language: English
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Not Far From Normal
Author: Tamara Johnson
Photographer: Rachael Wenban
Just steps away from sponsored fun runs, endurance challenges, and ultra-marathons, in Tamara Johnson’s Not Far From Normal, San Diego’s hidden residents play games of survival side-by-side with official city …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 130
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
- ISBN: 9780976580119
- Year Published: 2014
- Publisher: San Diego City Works Press
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Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans
Author: Nicholas Clapp
For a thousand generations, desert shamans of the far West sought order in the stars and in the mysteries and wonder of their grand, if unforgiving landscape. When summoned, they …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 232
- Dimensions: 7 x 9
- ISBN: 9781941384053
- Year Published: 2015
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Old Missions of the Californias
Authors: David KierMax Kurillo
Following the success of their 2012 book, The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834, Max Kurillo and David Kier have produced a revised and expanded edition in 2020, …
- Categories: California: General, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors, Mexico/Baja California.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 163
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9781532350313
- Year Published: 2020
- Language: English
- Publisher: M & E Books
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Painted Rocks
Author: Ruth Alter
Illustrator: Sandra Shaw
The Piedras Pintadas rock art in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego County is unique among the rock art styles found in southern California. Anthropologists call this rock art …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Children/Young Adult, History/Lore/Native Americans, Natural History/Ecology.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 40
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780965372503
- Year Published: 2006
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Paleontology and Geology of the Western Salton Trough Detachment, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California: Field Trip Guidebook and volume for the 1995 San Diego Association of Geologist's field trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Volume 1
Authors: Anne SturzPaul Remeika
A regional overview and ten reports emphasize the fossil history of one of the most complete Mio-Pleistocene sequences to North America. Includes two mostly-4WD field trips and a geologic and …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 240
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780916251482
- Year Published: 1995
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Palm Springs Legends: Creation of a Desert Oasis
Author: Greg Niemann
Palm Springs—for years a desert hideaway for celebrities—has a history as unique and varied as its residents. Nestled against lofty Mt. San Jacinto, the oasis of Palm Springs was the …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Fiction/Biographies, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 304
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653741
- Year Published: 2005
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Palms To Pines: Geological and Historical Excursions Through the Palm Springs Region, Riverside County, California
Published by San Diego Association of Geologists, Inc. and Distributed by Sunbelt Publications — Road logs for two self-guided field trips cover over 200 miles and 26 stops. Illustrated with …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 266
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9780916251246
- Year Published: 2012
$ 34.95 Add to cart -
Panda Who Would Not Eat
Author: Ruth Todd Evans
Colorful illustrations by the author complement this TRUE tale of a picky panda bear at the San Diego Zoo. The panda worries everyone at the Zoo by not eating, until …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Children/Young Adult, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 32
- Dimensions: 8 x 8
- ISBN: 9780932653840
- Year Published: 2007
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 9.95$ 6.95 Add to cart -
Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition: Gold, Guns, and Geology of Eastern Imperial County, California
Editor: Todd A. Wirths
The subtitle says it all about the harsh, raw beauty of a little-known but intriguing corner of the vast California desert. Its beckoning red and purple landscapes are bounded on …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9781941384077
- Year Published: 2015
- Publisher: San Diego Association Of Geologists
$ 34.95 Add to cart -
Picacho and The Cargo Muchachos 2nd Edition **SHELFWORN**: Gold, Guns, and Geology of Eastern Imperial County, California
The subtitle says it all about the harsh, raw beauty of a little-known but intriguing corner of the vast California desert. Its beckoning red and purple landscapes are bounded on …
- Categories: Deserts: California and Southwest, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
- ISBN: 9781941384077
- Year Published: 2015
$ 17.95 Add to cart -
Quick Guide to California Missions
Author: Max Kurillo
Learn about all 21 California Missions with this handy fold out guide.
- Categories: California: Central and Northern, California: General, California: Los Angeles/Orange County, California: San Diego, History/Lore/Native Americans, Outdoor/Travel/Trail Maps.
- Format: Laminated Foldout Guide
- Dimensions: Opens to 18.5” x 8.25”
- ISBN: 9781941384428
- Year Published: 2018
- Language: English
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
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Rise and Fall of San Diego: 150 Million Years of History Recorded in Sedimentary Rocks
Author: Patrick L. Abbott
Rise and Fall of San Diego tells the prehistory of the San Diego area as recorded in the layers of sedimentary rocks. The land here has risen and fallen independently …
- Categories: California: San Diego, Geoscience, History/Lore/Native Americans, Local Authors.
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 231
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- ISBN: 9780932653314
- Year Published: 1999
- Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
$ 18.95 Add to cart