California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Sierra Crossing: First Roads to California CBB-1695
by Thomas Frederick Howard
For two decades in California, it was separated from the east coast by a
sea journey of at least six weeks. Meanwhile, overland road ventures of
various kinds were made, the most difficult part of the journey was
crossing the Sierra Nevada. 1998.
Sights Unseen CBB-0944
by Kaye Gibbons
A poignant tale of a child searching for a place in her mother’s heart.
1995.
Sight Unseen: An Anthology of Verse by Blind Poets BRB-10518
edited by Stanley Kurnick
The instructor of the Braille Institute of America poetry class has edited
this anthology of poetry which reflects the whole gamut of personal
experiences and subtlety in language. 1975.
El Signo del Castor CBB-1702
by Elisabeth George Speare
Left alone for months to guard his family's wilderness home in
eighteenth-century Maine, Matt doubts that he can survive until a
resourceful Indian boy befriends him and teaches him to live in the
forest. For grades 5-8. Spanish language. 1983.
The Silver Dons; History of San Diego BRB-09924
by Richard F. Pourade
This third book of the comprehensive six volume history of San Diego
begins with the 1830 to the last of the Spanish Dons. 1963.
The Silver Nutmeg BRB-08249
by Mrs. Nora Lofts (Robinson)
The Dutch and English were struggling for control of the Dutch East
Indies. The story is of a wealthy Dutch merchant, his bride from
Holland and the part they played in a native uprising. 1947.
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