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Alden, Peter, and Fred Heath. National Aububon Society Field Guide to California. Knopf, 1998. Single-volume guide to the state's flora and fauna.

Alt, David, and Donald W. Hyndman. Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California. Mountain Press, 2000. Handy guide to the state's geological features for visitors and residents.

Fradkin, Philip L. The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History. Holt, Reprint, University of California Press, 1995. 1997. General history of different geographic regions of California.

Gregory, James Noble. American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California. Oxford University Press, 1989. A new look at the migration from Oklahoma to California.

Hogue, Lawrence. All the Wild and Lonely Places: Journeys in a Desert Landscape. Island Press, 2000. History and description of the Colorado Desert of southern California.

Holliday, J. S. Rush for Riches: Gold Fever and the Making of California. University of California Press, 1999. Well-told history of the gold rush.

Kowalewski, Michael. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration. Heyday, 1997. Companion volume to a PBS television series.

McPhee, John. Assembling California. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. A geological history of the state.

Nadeau, Remi A. Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California: A History & Guide. 5th rev. ed. Crest, 1999. Well-illustrated volume for armchair or field exploration.

Paddison, Joshua. A World Transformed: Firsthand Accounts of California before the Gold Rush. Heydey Books, 1999. Firsthand sources provide 11 eyewitness accounts of California, from the mid-1700s to the 1840s.

Rolle, Andrew F. California: A History. H. Davidson, 1998. Standard history beginning with early Native American inhabitants.

Starr, Kevin. Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915. Oxford University Press, 1973, 1986. First volume of a detailed cultural history of the state, followed by Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era (1985); Material Dreams: Southern California through the 1920s (1990); Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California (1996); The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s (1997).

Stillman, Andrea. Ansel Adams' California. Bulfinch, 1997. Images from one of the foremost photographers of the 20th century.

Los Angeles

Bottles, Scott L. Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City. University of California Press, 1987, 1991. Controversial defense of the city focuses on public policy and transportation.

Cannon, Lou. Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD. Times, 1998. Social history of the riots and race relations.

Cole, Carolyn Kozo, and Kathy Kobayashi, eds. Shades of L.A.: Pictures from Ethnic Family Albums. New Press, 1996. Photographic essay of cultural diversity in Los Angeles.

Johnson, Marael. The National Geographic Traveler: Los Angeles. National Geographic, 2000. Guide to the city highlighting history, culture, and sites.

Martinez, Al. City of Angels: A Drive-by Portrait of Los Angeles. St. Martin's, 1996. Social and cultural observations on places and happenings.

Monroy, Douglas. Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression. University of California Press, 1999. Chronicle of the rise of the Hispanic population in Los Angeles.

Mulholland, Catherine. William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles. University of California Press, 2000. Biography of the noted city official reveals much about the development of the city and it's ties to water resources.

Pitt, Leonard, and Dale Pitt. Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County. University of California Press, 1997, 2000. General reference source for the metropolitan area.

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San Francisco

Brook, James, and others, eds. Reclaiming San Francisco: History, Politics, Culture. City Lights, 1998. Essays on aspects of the city's history and neighborhoods.

French, Warren G. The San Francisco Poetry Renaissance, 1955-1960. Twayne, 1991. History of the Bay Area Beats.

Jones, Caroline. Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950-1965. University of California Press, 1996. The contribution of artists in and around San Francisco to art of the mid-20th century.

Kurzman, Dan. Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. Morrow, 2001. A riveting history.

Soule, Frank; James Nisbet; and John H. Gihon. The Annals of San Francisco. Berkeley Hills Books, 1999. Reprinting of an 1855 collection by three journalists who witnessed much of the city's history and happenings.

White, Tekla N. Missions of the San Francisco Bay Area. Lerner, 1996. History for younger readers.

Wiley, Peter Booth. National Trust Guide: San Francisco. Wiley, 2000. A guide to the city's history and architecture.

Yenne, Bill. San Francisco Then and Now. Thunder Bay, 1998. Life and change in the city shown through modern photographs set alongside their counterparts from 100 earlier.

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