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MOJAVE DESERT BOOKS
VIEW CARTA Flower-Watcher's Guide to Wildflowers of the Western Mojave Desert
Includes an emphasis on uses by Native Americans.Author: Milt Stark, Photography by Milt Stark & Marie Zaferis
Soft Cover: $12.95 < Add to cart
Publisher: Milt Stark - #001
A Railroader's Family Life in the Mojave Desert
One family's journey from the heart of Mexico to the heart of the Mojave; a Mexican-American saga.Author: Ruben "Benny" Arredondo
Soft Cover: $18.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Casa Arredondo - #002
Barstow Depots & Harvey Houses
A history of Casa del Desierto from 1886 and the successful efforts to save it from the wrecking ball.Author: Germaine L. Ramouonachou Moon
Soft Cover: $10.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave Valley River Museum - #003
Calico Memories
The history of Calico as written by a woman who was there and as told to her niece Nellie Laird.Author: Lucy Bell Lane. Edited by Phyllis Kolbly, Patricia Schoffstall, Alan Baltazar
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #004
Gone The Way of The Earth - Indian Slave Trade in the Old Southwest
Dedicated to "All those victims whose thousand of stories will never be told - they lost their lands, their songs, their lives and their freedom - all Gone The Way of The Earth."Author: Clifford J. Walker
Soft Cover: $15.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #005
Guide to 50 Interesting & Mysterious Sites in the Mojave (Vol. 1)
Shortfuse says "Traveling unprepared in the vast Mojave Desert could be hazardous to your health".Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #006
Guide to 50 Interesting & Mysterious Sites in the Mojave (Vol. 2)
Covers areas around Newberry Springs, Baker, Turquoise Mountain, Shoshone, Tecopa, Valley Wells, and Mountain Pass.Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #007
Guide to the Calicos: Ghost Mining Camps & Scenic Areas (Vol. 3)
Covers prominent ghost towns and scenic areas of the Calico Mountains.Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #008
Guide to the Remote & Mysterious Saline Valley (Vol. 4)
Covers areas around Saline Valley, Hunter Canyon, McElvoy Canyon, Willow Creek, and Beveridge.Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #009
Guide to the Beautiful & Historic Lucerne Valley & Vicinity (Vol. 5)
Covers areas within Lucerne Valley, the surrounding desert and mountain ranges.Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #010
Guide to Big Bear and Its Hidden Treasures (Vol. 6)
Covers areas within the Big Bear Mountains and surrounding forests and mountain ranges.Author: Bill (Shortfuse) Mann. Drawings by Rocky Johnson
Soft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #011
Images of America: Barstow
A history of Barstow, California, in pictures and words.Authors: Christine Toppenberg & Donald Atkinson
Soft Cover: $21.99 < Add to cart
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing - #012
Into The Jaws of Hell
Jefferson Hunt: The Death Valley '49ers wagon train & his adventures in California, 1846-1857.Author: Tom Sutak
Soft Cover: $15.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Pine Tree Publishing - #013
Mojave Desert Dictionary (Second Edition)
Over 7,000 listings of what used to be and what still is in San Bernardino County's Mojave Desert. Contains everything the First Edition did plus much more.Author: Patricia Schoffstall
Soft Cover: $22.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #014
Mojave Desert Voices: The Jaramillo, Olguin, Yslas, Luna, and Arredondo Families
Family stories plus Route 66 connections, Santa Fe Railroad, and World War II ties.Editor: Clifford J. Walker
Soft Cover: $14.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #015
Once Upon A Desert (Third Edition)
This is by no means a complete history, but presents storied selections from a vast area of the Greater Mojave Desert from 1776 to 1976.Editor: Patricia Jernigan Keeling
Soft Cover: $17.00 < Add to cart
Hard Cover: $25.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #016 - #017
One Eye Closed The Other Red. The California Bootlegging Years (Second Edition)
Includes eye witness accounts of one of the most important periods of California's 20th century - bootlegging, rum running, and moonshining - the Roaring 20s.Author: Clifford J. Walker
Soft Cover: $22.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Back Door Publishing - #018
Pilgrims in The Desert
An early history of the East Mojave Desert and the Baker, California, area. Author: Le HayesSoft Cover: $19.95 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #019
Plants of the East Mojave
The Los Angeles Times: "Adrienne can add new dimensions to a trip through the Mojave". Author: Adrienne Knute. Photography by Adrienne Knute, drawings by Carl FaberSoft Cover: $12.95 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #020
Super Chief Cook Book of Famous Fred Harvey Recipes
A 22-page authentic photo reproduction of the original Santa Fe Railway bookSoft Cover: $7.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Mojave River Valley Museum - #021
The Earp Clan: The Southern California Years
The story of the legendary family's many years in San Bernardino County. Author: Nicolas R. CataldoSoft Cover: $19.95 < Add to cart
Publisher: Back Roads Press - #022
The Land of Little Rain
A captivating mixture of fact, mysticism, and fiction that was first published in 1903. Illustrated with 100 photos of the Mojave Desert. Author: Mary Hunter Austin. Photography by Walter FellerHard Cover: $40.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Counterpoint Press - #023
The Silence & The Sun (Second Edition)
An historic account of people, places, and events on Old Route 66 and railroad communities in the Eastern Mojave Desert. Author: Joe De KehoeSoft Cover: $29.95 < Add to cart
Publisher: Trails End Publishing - #024
The Three Churches of St. Joseph's. Volume 1: The Early Years
The history of Barstow's Catholic Church from 1914 to 1941. Author: Phyllis S. KolblySoft Cover: $15.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Phyllis S. Kolbly - #025
The Three Churches of St. Joseph's. Volume 2: Coming of Age
The history of Barstow's Catholic Church from 1942 to 1966 Author: Phyllis S. KolblySoft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Phyllis S. Kolbly - #026
The Three Churches of St. Joseph's. Volume 3: a Dynamic Time
The history of Barstow's Catholic Church from 1967 to 1989 Author: Phyllis S. KolblySoft Cover: $20.00 < Add to cart
Publisher: Phyllis S. Kolbly - #027