Publications List of publications for sale by the Tuolumne County Historical Society

and the Tuolumne County Museum

Early Day Tuolumne County Cattlemen, 140 Years of Rosasco Ranching—A history of the West County Rosasco family and their cattle business from the time of patriarch Augustino Rosasco’s arrival in Tuolumne County in the 1850s through six generations. Author Otis Rosasco’s account is an enormous contribution to the written history of local cattle ranching and an authentic glimpse into ranch life. Over 150 illustrations, many in color, depict family members at work and in social settings. Indexed. Hardbound with dust jacket. 2009. Tuolumne County Historical Society, California. 153 pgs. ISBN 0981893105 Members $25.00 Non-Members $30.00 Shipping $6.00

Sonora Pass Pioneers—California Bound Emigrants and Explor-ers 1841—1864—Author David H. Johnson spent twenty years researching pioneer crossings of rugged Sonora Pass and exploring the terrain on foot. His detailed maps and color photographs graphically illustrate the obstacles that wagon trains and explorers encountered along the Walker River Trail. Biographies of over 300 Sonora Pass pioneers acquaint the reader with these brave souls. Illustrated. Includes Appendix—Sketch of Pioneers. Appendix—Clark Skidmore Party. Indexed. Hardbound with dust jacket. 2006. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 208 pgs. ISBN 0965260879 Members and Non-Members $20.00 Shipping $8.00

Sonora Remembered - A collection of illustrated articles published in Sonora’s Union Democrat during the City of Sonora’s 150th birthday year, 2001. City Historian Pat Perry is the principal author. A special photograph supplement makes this nostalgic tribute to the “Queen of the Southern Mines” all the more collectible. Indexed. Paperback. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 140 pgs. ISBN 0965260860 Members $18.00 Non-Members $20.00 Shipping $4.50

Sugar Pine Railway Memories - Logging railroad engineer Manual J. “Manny” Marshall’s nostalgic reminiscences, accompanied by numerous photographs and maps of Tuolumne County’s Sugar Pine steam railroad from 1903 through the 1940s. Edited by Pamela A. Conners. Indexed. Hardbound. Printed in 1991, reprinted in 1996. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 122 pgs. ISBN 91075109 Members $20.00, Non-Members $25.00 Shipping $5.00

Mark Twain’s Sojourn in Tuolumne County, California - Second edition of the reprint of Memories of Mark Twain and Steve Gillis, enhanced with different accounts of the jumping frog story as well as with the remarks made by Archie D. Stevenot at the dedication of the Mark Twain cabin in 1922. An updated photograph of the cabin located on Jackass Hill is now included. Paperback. 1924. Reprint 2008. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 163 pgs. ISBN 9780965260893 Members $10.00 Non-Members $12.00 Shipping $3.00

Tuolumne County, CA - 1909 - Originally published by Sonora’s Union Democrat newspaper in 1909, this illustrated book documents economic life, communities and many businesses during a prosperous era in Tuolumne County. Indexed. Paperback. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 134 pgs. Members and Non-Members $5.00 Shipping $3.00

Tuolumne County, CA - 1901 - Excellent review of the county’s mining and business activities during the Second Gold Rush at the turn of the 20th century. Includes map of the mines and many illustrations. Indexed. Paper-back. 1999. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 110 pgs. Members $13.00 Non-Members $15.00 Shipping $4.50

Annals of Tuolumne County - The Gold Rush history of Tuolumne County as it appeared in 1861 from a series of newspaper articles by eccentric Captain Thomas R. Stoddart. Profusely annotated by Carlo M. De Ferrari, Tuolumne County’s official historian. Indexed. Hardbound with dust jacket. Reprinted 1997. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 188 pgs. ISBN 0913548405 Members $13.00 Non-Members $15.00 Shipping $3.00

History of Tuolumne County - Reprinted from the rare 1882 edition, this California Sesquicentennial Edition with index contains a detailed account of the early days and many biographical sketches of the county’s first settlers. It is considered to be “official history.” Appendix and index. Hardbound with dust jacket. B. F. Alley, 1882. Reprinted 2000. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 509 pgs. ISBN 0965260836 Members $20.00 Non-Members $25.00 Shipping $5.00

Records of a California Family—Gold Rush Journals and Letters of

Sonora’s Gunn Family 1849—1859—The illuminating journals and letters of Dr. Lewis C. Gunn and his wife, Elizabeth. Originally published in 1928 by the Gunn family; 2001 Tuolumne County Historical Society printing. This Gold Rush literature classic is now available with an index and a dust jacket featuring an 1856 lithograph of Sonora showing the Gunn family’s home. Indexed. Hardbound. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 295 pgs. ISBN 0965260844 Members and Non-Members $10.00 Shipping $5.00

Melones Memories - First published by the Tuolumne County Historical Society in 1985. The author Milo Bird grew up in the mining town now under the waters of the New Melones Reservoir. He was born in 1895 and in his youth became a self-styled Tom Sawyer. He recalls miner’s working conditions, resi-dents, ghosts, and how young boys amused themselves in an isolated mining town. He worked in the nearby Carson Hill mine and later attended Stanford University. His writing style brings to life his recollections of the early part of the 20th century. Paperback. Reprint 2008. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 284 pgs. ISBN 0965260887

Members and Non-Members $7.50 Shipping $4.50

Then Came the French - Written by Mary Grace Paquette and filled with numerous photographs, this book recaptures the flavor of the 19th century while tracing the history of many French-speaking argonauts and their activities in and around Tuolumne County. Bibliography and index. Paperback. 1996. Tuo-lumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 142 pgs. ISBN 0965260801 Members and Non-Members $5.00 Shipping $4.00

1856 Miners & Business Men’s Directory - Tuolumne County’s first history. A nostalgic look at commercial, social and religious life during the Gold Rush, with alphabetized names of thousands of this area’s pioneers. This facsimile of the extremely rare 1856 original edition is paperback with a blue slipcase. 1976. Tuolumne County Historical Society, Sonora, California. 104 pgs. Separate index available from the Tuolumne County Genealogical Society. Members $8.50 Non-Members $10.50 Shipping $3.00

CHISPA, Bound—Volume 1, July 1961—June 1971 - The first ten years of CHISPA, the Tuolumne County Historical Society’s quarterly magazine, are bound in ten-year increments with index. Each hardbound volume contains 40 CHISPAs full of local historical material not found anywhere else. Vol. 1—July 1961-June1971 - Members and Non-Members $20.00

CHISPA, Bound—Volume 2, July 1971—June 1981 - The second ten years of CHISPA. Vol. 2—July 1971-June1981 - Members and Non-Members $20.00 Shipping $7.50

Mining for Freedom: Black History Meets the California Gold Rush—Author Sylvia Alden Roberts. An important contribution to black history, this title chronicles blacks during the Gold Rush in California. This is a subject missed in mainstream history. Many influential blacks came to California during this period either to mine for gold or escape slavery. A number of these fami-lies lived in Tuolumne County. Bibliography and index. Paperback. 2008. iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana. 139 pgs. ISBN 9780595524921 Members $13.00 Non-Members $15.00 Shipping $3.00

The Small Window - Author—Linda Teigland Clark. A work of historic fic-tion, centered in California Gold Rush 1848—1849,

with appeal to both young adult and mature readers. When cholera decimates her family in August, 1848, Laurin must struggle to complete the wagon trek into California and to find survival for her younger siblings in an unpredictable world ruled by men, gold, and greed. Paperback. 2008. iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana. 569 pgs. ISBN 9780595459520 Members $28.00 Non-Members $30.00 Shipping $4.50

Sonora Images of America - Historic photos chronicle the history of Sonora, California which be-came the Tuolumne County seat in 1851 and after “gold fever” waned, was known as “The Queen of the Southern Mines.” The stately buildings and homes still stand providing Sonora with a historic downtown and residential district. Descendants of the early families pictures still reside in the area today. Illus-trated. Paperback. Michael Gahagan, 2007. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina. 127 pgs. ISBN 9780738547851 Members $18.00 Non-Members $20.00 Shipping $5.00

Columbia Images of America - A pictorial history of Columbia, Califor-nia which is an example of a true Gold Rush community frozen in time. This is not a ghost town, but is preserved as a California State Historic Park. The Friends of Columbia present this collection of vintage images which illustrate Columbia’s days as a roughshod mining town, its boom times with 6,000 in-habitants, the bust when only a few hundred remained, and restoration begun in the 1920s which continues to the present day. Illustrated. Paperback. Friends of Columbia State Historic Park, 2005. Arcadia Publishing, Charles-ton, South Carolina. 128 pgs. ISBN 9738530212 Members $18.00 Non-Members $20.00 Shipping $5.00

When Steam Was King - Professional photographer Gerald French takes the reader on a historical and pictorial journey of the railroads that were integral to the lumber industry of Central California. Featured in this book are Pickering Lumber Company, West Side Lumber Company, Empire City and the Stanislaus Railway. Also included is the passenger railroad, the Sierra Railway which is often called the “Movie Railroad.” Maps, photos. Hardbound. 2005. Eureka Publishing LLC, Petaluma, California. 240 pgs. ISBN 0977472108 Members $35.00 Non-Members $32.00 Shipping $7.50

The Saga of General George S. Evans 1826—1883: Brigadier General, 49er, and Noted Californian - The author, who is the granddaughter of General George S. Evans takes the reader through seven generations of the Evans family from New York to the Michi-gan wilderness, Texas and the California gold fields and southern mines of the 1850s. George Evans became one of the first members of the Sonora City Council and the second Tuolumne County Clerk. He was also an officer of the Second Calvary, California Volunteers. George Evans was elected mayor of Stockton in 1870. This book serves as both a genealogy of the Evans family while also providing an insight into California’s military and political history. Bibliography, Index. Hardbound. Ruth Evans Bohnett, 1992. 90 pgs. ISBN 0944194303 Members and Non-Members $10.00 Shipping $5.00

Against All Odds, Founding Of The First Six Day Per Week Lithographic Newspaper. Author: Charles Wesley Peckham. This book relates the history of the first California newspa-per to be printed by offset lithography and it happened in the Mother Lode town of Sonora. The author's parents moved to California from North Da-kota in 1929 at the beginning of the Great Depression and started up a newspaper that for many years was printed by traditional typeset meth-ods. This was changed to offset lithography in 1946 and the new method was not without legal challenges by other newspapers in the state. In the book Mr. Peckham tells of the family history and his experiences working on the lithograph printed paper for his father. The book contains many photos and illustations from the newspaper pages of that era, including advertisements from local businesses. Softcover, size 8-1/2 by 11 in., 62 pages, illustrated.ISBN: 978-0-692-01579-7. Prices and item codes: Non-members $20.00, Members $18.00 each, Shipping expense $6,00.

A Place Called Pinecrest—The author, professional photographer Gerald L. French, chronicles the history of Pinecrest and the surrounding high country. Through the use of both historic and his original photos and text, the reader will be immersed in the early days and recent history of this area of Tuolumne County, California. Hardbound. 2008. Eureka Pub. LLC., Petaluma, California. 111 pgs. ISBN 9780615252643, 2nd Edition. Non-Member Price $30.00, Member price $26.00, Shipping $5.00.

A Place Called Kennedy Meadows is the latest book authored by railroad photographer Gerald French about the mountain resort which is of-ten called the Gateway to the Emigrant Wilderness of the High Sierra. This is country which Mr. French is familiar with both as a frequent visitor to Pine-crest as a boy and later when employed as a photographer. The book cov-ers the history of the resort including the owners and the rugged individuals who were the packers on pack trips into the wilderness and lake country. Most of the photos are in full color and offer views that are not accessible from the Sonora Pass Highway 108. 150 pages. Size 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 in. The isbn is 9781467563932. Non-members price $30.00, Member Price $28.00, Shipping, $6.00.

Empire - Mark Steven Francis is the author of a new and well re-searched book about the early history of the timber industry in Tuo-lumne County into the last century. It covers the men who were the founders of the industry, the acquisitions of lumber, and the buiding of many small logging railroads. The book has a detailed history of the Standard Lumber Company to balance much that has already been written about the West Side Lumber Co. Very well illustrated. The basic text has 418 pages with additional 202 pages of seven ap-pendices. ISBN 978-1-4507-6952-5. Size 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Price for non-members, $60.00 ea., members $54.00 ea. Shipping, $12.00.

De Ferrari Family - Memories of Times Past

Groveland’s own Carlo M. De Ferrari is the author of a new book about his hometown, the South of the River region of Tuolumne County, and his family which has such deep roots in the area.

Carlo spent the last five years putting together this important contribution to local history, researching his De Ferrari roots all the way back to 11th century Italy and his mother’s Scotch/Irish ancestors to the East Coast in the early 1700s. This entertaining and informative genealogy highlights interesting members of his family and how and why they made their way West, eventually winding up in California’s gold fields.

In the thirteen chapters Carlo covers the Roaring Twenties in Groveland when the town was wide open and full of Hetch Hetchy employees and the vast water and electrical project’s headquarters and railroad. The Great Depression years were a difficult time for local families and businesses, but there seemed to be something interesting going on in town and work to be done on the area’s many ranches. $45.00 Non-Members, $38.00 Members. Shipping $12.00