California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Guide to the Great Attractions of Los Angeles and Beyond
CBB-0785 / BRB-11129
by Frederick Pratson
An informative, well-organized guide to Southern California from
Santa Barbara to San Diego to Palm Springs. It describes not only the
tourist delights of the area but also notes that “there is a great deal of
violence in Los Angeles,” as in all large metropolitan areas. 1989.
Guidebook to the Colorado Desert of California CBB-0835
by Choral Pepper
The introduction states “Within the boundaries of the Colorado Desert
are found abandoned mines, relics of an old plank road, forgotten
pioneer trails, colorful legends of lost gold, military aerial gunner
ranges, petrified sea shells, an ubiquitous resort, mysterious prehistoric
rock art, acres of date groves, and the sweet clean stillness of sun-filled
days and starlight nights.” 1972.
Guidebook to the Mojave Desert of California CBB-1053
by Russ Leadabrand
This descriptive, historical guide includes Death Valley, Joshua Tree
National Monument, and the Antelope Valley.
A Guidebook to the San Bernardino Mountains of California
CBB-0819
by Russ Leadabrand
The author writes “The San Bernardino Mountain country is a boggling
big place. Taken with its history and its scenic attraction, its legends
and its statistics, it is too much to put between the pages of a single
book. This, therefore, is in no way intended to be anything
approaching a definitive work on the mountain country. It is only a
guide.” 1964.
Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes BRB-10951
by Roger D. McGrath
By examining two mining towns, Aurora and Bodie, their colorful
characters and exciting history, it is shown that though the Old West
was lawless, bank robbery, rape, racial violence and serious juvenile
crime were almost unknown. 1984.
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