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|  | | California's Deadliest Earthquakes: A History
This book offers a history of the people who have observed and survived earthquakes in California since the first quake was recorded in 1769. Major earthquake include Tejon 1857, Owens Valley 1872, San Francisco 1906, Santa Barbara 1925, Long Beach 1933, Tehachapi 1952, Sylmar 1971, Whittier 1987, Northridge 1994, and other quakes.
Studies on California earthquakes have been mainly written by seismologists who study the causes of quakes, the fault lines, the measurement of intensity and magnitude, and other scientific topics. This book differs from such studies in that it focuses on the experiences of people who have survived earthquakes and tell their stories in the book. The book also includes accounts written by eyewitnesses such as John Muir and Jack London, but most of the stories come from ordinary people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. The final chapter in the book o | |  | | Mono Lake: From Dead Sea to Environmental Treasure
A history of the Mono Lake region in California's Eastern Sierra frm the 1830s to the present day. The book examines the public perceptions of Mono Lake and its use and misuse since its discovery.
Mono Lake is one of the largest lakes in California, and Californians have been using it, enjoying it, and abusing it since nomadic northern Paiutes began hunting the lake's vast bird populations. Controversy between environmentalists and the City of Los Angeles brought so much attention to Mono Lake in the late twentieth century that it became best known for its appearance on "Save Mono Lake" bumper stickers. This thoughtful study is the first book to explore the lake's environmental and cultural history.
Hoffman writes about gold mining in the Mono Basin; the taking of b | |  | | Vision or Villainy: Origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Water Controver
Examines the origins of the long-standing dispute between the City of Los Angeles and the Owens Valley over rights to the Owens River. The city constructed a 235-mile long aqueduct 1908-13 and currently receives 50% of its water from the Owens River. Residents of the Owens Valley still believe that the water was stolen from them.
| |  | | Where the Sun Never Shines: Essays in Southern California History
This book offers short articles on Southern California history that include happy, sad, and unusual accounts.
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The Search for Edward Lewis
by Glenn Martin
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 This is the story of the author’s great great grandparents, Edward Lewis and Sarah Crosby, who were convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the 1840s. It is told from the perspective of a detective agency searching for what happened to Edward, w |
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