California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Hillinger's California CBB-1683 / BRB-11733
by Charles Hillinger
Stories from 58 counties in California filled with surprises. 1997.
Hispanic Hollywood CBB-0836 / BRB-11278
by George Hadley-Garcia
An historic account of Hispanic actors and actresses in Hollywood.
Beginning with the “Silent Era” and continuing to the present day, this
book chronicles the lives of such famed Hispanic actors as Dolores Del
Rio, Rita Hayworth, Carmen Miranda, Fernando Lamas, Cesar
Romero, Anthony Quinn, Gilbert Roland, Linda Ronstadt, Martin
Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Raul Julia, Rita Moreno, and
many others. 1993.
History Goes to the Movies: A Viewer's Guide to Some of the Best (and
Some of the Worst) Historical Films Ever Made CBB-1874
by Joseph H. Roquemore
A guide to some of the best and some of the worst historical films ever
made. 1999.
History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, Book II
BRB-10982
by M. Lewis
This is the story of the explorations to the sources of the Missouri,
across the Rocky Mountains, and down the Columbia River in
1804-06. 1902.
The History of the Jews of L.A. BRB-10801
by Max Vorspan
The study begins with the arrival of a handful of Jews mostly from
Germany, in 1804, but more than half the book focuses on the 20th
century. The author has utilized newspapers, reminiscences, private
papers, personal interviews and local institutional sources. 1970.
The History of the Peloponnesian War BRB-10956
by Thucydides
The great war between Athens and Sparta for the hegemony of Greece
(431-404 B.C.) is related in a contemporary account. 1933.
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