California Collection - Braille Institute of America

towns. His wanderlust leads him to find out more about the people and
to discover the California he has never seen. 1982.
California's Many Climates CBB-0196
by Ernest L. Felton
The monthly climate of all parts of California is described, along with
temperature ranges and average rainfall and humidity. 1965.
California's Missions CBB-1316
edited by Ralph B. Wright
Covers the past history and present condition of each of the 21
California missions along the El Camino Real. 1976.
California's Railroad Era, 1850-1911 CBB-0206
by Ward McAfee
This book on the growth of the railroad network in California covers
the social, economic, political, religious and emotional attitudes. 1973.
California's Utopian Colonies BRB-09989
by Robert V. Hine
In California between 1850 and 1950 a lot of Utopias were tried. Each
group set out with high hopes. Each thought that this time at last the
attempt would succeed. But each try petered out. This book presents a
group of such California communities, showing its birth, life, struggles
and death. 1972.
The Call of the Wild BRB-08251
by Jack London
This classic dog story, first published in 1900, tells of a St. Bernard in
the Klondike and of its final reversion to type as leader of a wolf pack.
1963.
El Callejon of Los Milagros CBB-0795
by Naguis Manfouz
This historical novel by a Nobel Prize-winning author explores the
affects of Egypt’s political turmoil on urban society in the 1900s. The
story centers around Midaq Alley and relates the drama and excitement
in the lives of more than a dozen people living there. Some
descriptions of sex. Spanish language.
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