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(388.1 How) Sierra crossing : first roads to California by Thomas Frederick Howard. Draws from diaries, letters, newspaper stories and official reports to relate the history and geography of the trans-Sierra roads, built in the 19th century to connect California to the rest of the country in the years between the Gold Rush and the completion of the railroad. (920 H483) Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment. (970.2 Kro) Ishi, last of his tribe by Theodora Kroeber. A biography of the last of the Yahi Indians, who for many years lived in hidden villages and caves in northern California. (979.4 Wal) Bear Flag rising : the conquest of California, 1846 by Dale L. Walker. Tells the story of three linked conquerors — John Fremont, Robert Stockton, and Stephen Kearny — who collided with one another while on a common mission to annex Alta California for the United States. (979.404 Bra) The age of gold : the California Gold Rush and the new American dream by H. W. Brands. Chronicles the experiences of the men and women who traveled West to take part in the California Gold Rush and discusses how their experiences helped shape the history of the United States. (979.438 Ste) Ordeal by hunger : the story of the Donner Party by George Rippey Stewart. The story of the ill-fated Donner party, which set out for California in 1846 and became trapped in a blizzard while crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains, incorporating diaries of survivors and other contemporary documents.
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