DETAILS:262 pp, hardbound, 2006
AUTHOR: Thomas H. Thompson
ISBN: 1-892622-29-7
Area Histories
Covering the cities and counties of the greater San Joaquin Valley, from Exeter to Bakersfield.
Bakersfield and Kern City Directory 1899
Reprint of the 1899 Bakersfield and Kern City (East Bakersfield,) California city directory. It was Bakersfield’s first directory, listing business and residential names and addresses. Excellent reference book.
Bakersfield Fire Department Souvenir Edition-1906
This is a reprint of the 1906 Bakersfield Fire Department publication. The book has text with 52 photographs of Bakersfield street scenes and buildings.
Bakersfield Pastoral, Views of the Past
Bakersfield’s past is seen in this volume of historical photographs, many of which date from the 1880s.
El Camino Viejo á Los Angeles
Frank F. Latta delivered this story to the Kern County Historical Society as a program in the mid-1930.
History of Kern County
Wallace Elliot’s History of Kern County California was the first comprehensive history written on the county, first published in 1883. The book will be a welcome addition to any local history library. Western scholars and collectors, particularly those interested in...
Hot Springs Country
Hot Springs Country, the third of eight books through which Bob Powers talks about his heartland, it is ample proof that thousands of other Americans enjoy sharing this world with him.
Mooney’s Oak Grove Volume II
Mooney’s Oak Grove 1906-2013 studies the history of the Oak Groves as preserved by Michael Mooney.
The Tule River Middle Fork And Its People; A History Of Southern Sierra Nevada Communities
Read about the Tule River community on the Middle Fork and see for yourself the history of this wonderful mountain home for many people.