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Pierce, Mary Turner

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Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2013http://archive.org/details/selectreadinglisOOpierA select reading list on CaliforniaCompiled by Mary Turner PierceNote. Excepting in the list of fiction the selectionhas been mainly limited to books and articles describingpresent conditions.DIndexes and catalogues consultedAmerican catalogue. 1876-95.Annual American catalogue. 1896-97.Poole's index. 1882-92."A. L. A. " index.A. L. I. index. 1892-96.Cumulative index. 1896-97.Dixson. Subject index to prose fiction;Bowker and lies. Books for girls and women.Oriswold. ITovels dealing with American life.Poore. :^escriptive catalogue of government publications.Ames. Comprehensive index of the publications of the U. S. government. 1889-93.Crandall. Catalogue of the public documents of the 53rd Congress9(1)Maps and guidesEooksRand McNally and Co*s new enlarged scale rail-road andcounty map of California., Chic. 1884,There are also good maps of Northern, Centraland Southern California in Rand McHally andCo's atlases.Climatic map of California. San Pran. 1887.Published by the Southern Pacific R. R.Whi taker anrl Ray's map of California.Shows rail-road lines, county roads, landgrants etc,Doxey's guide to San Francisco and the pleasure resortsof California. illus. maps. San Fran. 1897.Gotten up in attractive form and well il-lustrated.Periodical articlesRelief map of the Pacific regions. (J. S. Hittel)Overland, new ser., vol.18, p. 144-50,Miip, with textual comments on (ae teorologicalfeatures, etc.(2):)escr ipt ion and travelBooksBeyond the Rockies. (G. A. Stoddard) illus. N. Y.1894.The story of a trip through the Southern andV/estern states. Has chapters on California.Grlimpses of three coasts. (H. H. Jackson) Bost. 1886The first third of the book is devoted toSouthern California and the California mis-sions. Part of the material appeared oirigiually in the Century, vol. 4 anu 5.Summer suns in the far West. (W. G. Blaikie) Lond.1890.California from an iilnglish point of view.Across the plains. (]?. L. Stevenson) Y. 1892.Includes essays on the Chinese and Indians,San Francisco and Monterey.Mountains of California. (John Muir) illus. IJ. Y.1894.Combines truthfulness of observation andbeauty of expression.Periodical articlesCamping out in California. (J. R. G. Hassard) illus.Century, vol. 11, p. 736-50.(3)Kxperionce of a camping party on Pine Mt.PicturesquG plant-life in California. (C. H. Shinn)ilLus. Century, vol.22, p. 834-45.Interesting to the horticulturist and botanist-Redwood logging camp, (Ernest Ingersoll) illus.Harper, vol.66, p. 193-210.Entertaining account of experiences.Wild flov/ers of the California alps. (B. F. Herrick)illus. Popular Science Mo., vol.51, p. 348-57.Study of the wild flowers of different seasonsand localities.Earthquakes in California and elsewhere, (E. q. Holden)Overland, nev/ ser., vol. 11, p.o9-49.Observations made at Lick Observatory.Climat eBooksTwo health-seekers in Southern California, (N. A. Ed-v/ards and Beatrice Harraden) Phil. 1897.An unprejudiced study of the climate ofSouthern California.Mediterranean shores of America. (P, C, 7'emondino)illus, Phil. 1892.(4)Gives special attention to climate and healthresorts,Periodical articlesWintering in California. (G. H. Shimi) illus.Outing, vol.15, p. 243-50, 352-60.V/inter health resorts all over California.Southern California revisited. (H. T. Finck) Nation,vol.57, p. 282-84.Tolls what are the most ideal resorts forsummer and for winter.ijjfe in CaliforniaPeriodical articlesSocial changes in California.- (C. H. Shinn) PopularScience iMo.,vol.38, p. 794-803.Economic and educational progress and politi-cal retrogression.Real Utopias in the arid V/ost. (W. E. Smythe) Atlanticvol.79, p. 604-9.The socialistic side of California settlementcolonies.(5)The California ranch. (2^^ G. Cummins) illus.Cosmopolitan, vol.4, p. 215-24.Stories and anecdotes of examples of thisnotable feature of California life.Western housekeeper and the Celestial. (May Hoskin)Lippincott, vol.59, p. 119-23,Trying and amusinij experiences with theheathen Chinee.Building and loan associations. (William Gorbin) illusOverland, nev/ ser., vol.29, p. 671-74.What they are doing in California.The good roads movement. (G. F. Johnson) illus.Overland, new ser., vol.29, p. 247-61, 442-54.The California Bureau of Highv/ays and itswork.EducationBooksStory of the files. (E. S. ptummins ) illus. Chic.1893.California writers and literature, past andpresent.Periodical articles(6)The new education in California. (G. D. Adsit)Education, vol.10, p. 118-26.Account of tho progress of manual trainingand the kindergarten in California schools.Schools of California. (M. L. Cheney) Overland, newser., vol.12, p. 82-87.Carefully presented factfj and statistics.The university and practical life. (C. T. Hopkins)Overland, new ser., vol.19, p. 421-32.Estimate of the curriculums of the Universityof California and Leland Stanford JuniorUniversity.Literary development of California. (G. F. Athorton)Cosmopolitan, vol.10, p. 269-78.Several modern California writers and theirwork.Journalism in California. (M. H. do Young) Lippin-cott, vol.50, p. 566-71.Brief resume of California newspapers andtheir distinctive features.AgriculturePeriodical articles(7)The conquest of arid America. (W. K. Smythc) illus.Century, vol.50, p. 85-99.Keviev/ of the work that irrigation hasaccomplished in the West.Co-operation among farmers. (S, F. Adaras ) Forum,vol.20, p. 364-76.Experiments of co-operation societies inCalifornia, -and their failures and sucesses.Agriculture as an occupation for women in California.Overland, new ser., vol.9, p. 652-58.Results of an investigation by a committee ofcollege alumnae.Breadstuff s in California: production and trade.(Horace Davis) Journal of Political Econ.,vol.2,p. 517-35.Very careful study of the past and present ofthis branch of agriculture in California andoutlook for the future.Fruit industry' in California. (C. H. Shinn) illus.Popular Science Mo., vol.44, p. 200-217.Its economic and practical aspects.Raisin industry in California. (J. T. Goodman) illus.Overland, nev/ ser., vol.19, p. 493-508.The progress of the industry, and methods ofculture and curing.(8)California olive ranch. (E. Wallaco) illus. Overland^new ser., vol, 21, p. 278-85.Methods and prospects in olive raising.IndustriesPeriodical articlesOur great Pacific commonwealth. (W. ?J. Smythe)Century, vol, 53, p. 300-307,A careful study of ultimate California,Labor in California? (C, 0, Plehn) Yale Review,vol.4, p. 409-25.Deals with present industrial conditions.Races and labor problems in California. (G. H. Fitch)Chautauquan, vol, 24, p. 427-32,Coraparitive estimate of the Chinese andEuropean immigrants as laborers.Wine-growing in California. (William Roberts) Fort-nightly, vol.59, p, 394-403.Methods of wine-making and comparitivevalue of California wines.Upland pastures. (Ninetta Eames) illus. Cosmopol-itan, vol, 20, p. 513-29,The picturesue side of California sheep--^»--ncW\-ng.(9)Arcadian bee ranchin^j. (Ninetta Earaes) illus.Harper, vol.92, p. 509-18.Description of a typical Western apiary.California Indians and _the miss ionsBooksNative races of the Pacific coast. (H, H. Bancroft)5 vol. Y. 1876.The standard work on the subject.Story of the old missions of California. (L. B. Powers)illus. San Fran. 1893.History of the missions, their present con-dition, and plea for their preservation.Periodical articlesAmong the old missions of California. (J. T. Connor)illus. Chautauquan, vol.22, p. 185-92,An entertaining description of Californiamissions as they are.Missions and mission Indians of California. (H. W.Henshaw) illus. Popular Science Mo., vol.37,p. 465-85.Unfavorable view of the influence of themission system on the Indian.(10)The California "Diggers". (M. L. Miller) illus.Popular Science Mo., vol.50, p. 201-14.Careful study of a tribe now disappearing.Northern California *Periodical articlesShasta of Siskiyou. (G. H. Shinn) illus. Outing,vol.17, p. 173-77, 252-53.Natural beaut/ on Shasta and in its vicinity.To Shasta's feet. (Ninetta Eames ) illus. Overland,new ser., vol.10, p. 561-76, and vol. 11, p. 1-22,Entertaining account of a climb up Shastaand a journey through the country and townsin its neighborhood.The redwood flora in April. (Carl Purdy) Garden andForest, vol.9, p. 272-73.Flower-life in the woods round Mendocino.Ey northern rivers of California. (Uinetta Eames)illus. Overland, nev/ ser., vol.23, p. 225-40.The picturesque in the mountain streams ofNorthern California.The California lakes. (C. H. Shinn) illus. Overland,new ser., vol.18, p. 1-19.(li)A refutation of the idea that California hasno lake regions.The Switzerland of California. (Stephen Power)Lakeside, vol.10, p.;639-45.Climatic advantages and scenic beauties ofLake County.Central CaliforniaBooksBits of travel at home. (H. H. Jackson) Host. 1882.Has chapters on San Francisco, the Yosemite,e tc.In the heart of the Sierras. (J. M. Hutchings) illus.San Fran. 1897.A description of the Yosemite valley andthe big trees.Periodical articlesThe city on the Golden Gate. (G. H. Fitch) illus.Chautauquan, vol.25, p. 659-68.Rather slight but entertaining account ofSan Francisco business and social life.Parks of San Francisco. (G. S. Greene) illus. Over-land, new ser., vol.17, p. 225-43.(12)Sketches of San Francisco's beautiful publicgrounds.San Francisco water-front. (G. S. Greene) illus.Overland, now ser., vol.19, p. 337-45,The picturesque in the oan Francisco harborand docks.A nii_;ht in Chinatown. ((x. H. Fitch) illus. Cosmo-politan, vol.2, p. 349-58.The Chinese Quarter and the life of itsinhab i tants,The Chinese drama. (F. J, Masters) illus. Chautau-quan, vol.21, p. 434-42.Includes an interesting account of the theatre*:in San Francisco.City of the oaks, (Cecil Hammerton) illus. Over-land, new ser,, vol.27, p. 674-704,Oakland and Alameda County.The college town of California. (F. E, Sheldon) Over-land, new ser., vol,?, p,581-91iBerkeley and its university.Wild gardens of the Sierra Nevada. (C. H. Shinn)Garden and Forest, vol.9, p,343.The beauty of the California mountains and(13)thoir vegetation.Treasures of the Yosemite. (John Muir) illus. Cen-tury, vol.18, p. 4 83-5 00.Valuable and entertaining.Camping tour to the Yosemite. (V/. Laidlaw) illus.Outlook, vol.56, p. 319-24."Roughing it" in the Yosemite valley.Yosemite valley and the big trees. (Ronsvelle Wildman)illus. Overland, new ser., vol.28, p. 199-211.Interestingly written.Southern CaliforniaBooksOur Italy. (C. D. Warner) illus. Y. 1891.Much is said in praise and little in criticismof the American Italy and Mediterranean.Part of the material appeared originally inHarper, vol.81 and 82.A-birding on a bronco. (F. A. Merriam) illus. Best.1896.Birds and their nests in Southern California.Southern California. (T. S. Van Dyke) {II, Y. 1886.The author is an authority on California.(14)California of the South. (Walter Lindley and ,T. B. =Vi(i-<ney) illus. IT. Y. 1889.The author's opinions on climate and healtriresorts are conservative and sound.Illustrated sketches of Death Valley, and other boraxdeserts of the Pacific coast. (J. K. Spears) illusChic. 1892.Their features of romance and utility.All about Pasadena and its vivinity, (C. P, Holder)illus. Best. 1889.Climate, missions, trails and canons, fruits,flowers and game.Santa Barbara and around there. (Edwards Roberts)illus. Best. 1886.All that Mr. Roberts writes on California iscareful and interesting.Periodical articlesImpressions of Southern California. (Beatrice Harraden)Blackwoods, vol.161, p. 172-80.The author thinks that California must boknown before it can be loved.The Golden Hesperides. (C. D. Warner) Atlantic, vol.61, p. 48-56.Southern California, its charms and its draw-backs .(15)Outdoor industries in Southern California. (H. H.Jackson) illus. Century, vol.4, p. 803-20.Considers the probable final effect of theclimate on its industries and the people.Colony life in Southern California. (G. H. Fitch)illus. Cosmopolitan, vol.2, p. 151-58.Deals especially with Riverside and othercolonies round Los Angeles.Forests of the California coast range. (P. M. Somers)illus. Harper, vol.79, p. 652-60.Trees of the California coast from Shasta toSanta Monica.Explorations in the Sierra ?,Iadre . (C. Lurdioltz) illus.Scribner*s Mag., vol.10, p. 531-48.Its natural features, and its inhabitants,past and present.In the Sierra Madre with the punchers. Frederic Rem-ington) illus. Harper, vol.88, p. 350-57.Entertaining account of a hunting trip withcattlemen and Indian guides.Over the Santa Lucia. (M L. White) illus. Over-land, new ser., vol.20, p. 449-68.A drive over the mountains, and incidentally(16)a study of their Mexican inhabitants.Echoes in the City of the Angels. (H. H. Jackson)illus . Century,vol.5, p. 194-210,Los Angeles in the past and present."La Fiesta" at Los Angeles. (H. G. Tinsley) illus.Illustrated American, vol.19, p. 692-94.Brief description of the brilliant carnival of1896.Farm village in California. (W, C. Fitzsimmons)illus. Cosnopolitan, vol.13, p. 420-21.Riverside and its fruit industry.Autumn days in Ventura. (Ninetta Eames) illus. Over-land, new ser., vol.14, p. 561-80, and vol.15, p. 1-23.Includes an account of Caraulos, the home of"Romona".Santa Barbara. (Edwards Roberts) illus. Overland,nev/ ser., vol.4, p. 569-75.In praise of the beauties of the town and itsclimate.Battle of Flov/ors at Santa Barbara. (RonnsevelleWildraan) illus. Overland, new ser., vol. 26,P. 50-63.(17).Santa Barbara's "Fiesta".Across the Santa Barbara channel. (J. V/. Pewkes)American Naturalist, vol.23, p. 211-17, 387-94.Beauty in nature round the Santa Barbaracoast and islands.An isle of summer. (D. C. Lockwood) illus. Illus-trated American, vol.20, p. 491-93. 'Santa Catalina Island and its attractions.Around San Diego Bay. (T. S. Van Dyke) illus. Over-land, nev/ ser., vol. 11, p. 113-22.The remarkable growth and development ofSan Diego,A partial list of f ict ion dealing wi th life in CaliforniaThe abandoned claim. (P. H. Loughead) Bost. 1891.Story of a farming enterptise in Californiaundertaken by some children.Before the Gringo came. (G. F. Atherton) W. Y. 1894.Stories of California life beforci the Gringo,or American., came.Boy emigrants. (Noah Brooks) illus. IT. Y. 1891.A story for boys of the early overland travel-ers to California.(18)The cat and the cherub. (c. E. Fernald) N. Y. 1896.Amusing and clever tales of the San FranciscoChinese quarter. Came out originally in theCentury, vol. 50-52.Counter-currents . (S. Weitzel) Bost. /889.A pleasant story of contemporaneous life.Danites in the Sierras. (Joaquin Miller) Chic. 1891.Morraonism in early California.Feud of Oakfield Creek. (Josiah Royce) Bost. 1887.A story of contemporary California.Forty-nine: the gold-seekers of the Sierras. (JoaquinMiller) Bost. 1884.Tale of love and adventure in the earlymining days.Gabriel Conroy. (Bret Harts) illus. Y. 1876.The author was the first to celebrate the"forty-niners". The stories by him includedhere all deal with the pioneer period onthe Pacific coast.Hilda Strafford. (Beatrice Harraden) illus. N. Y.1897.A story of life on a lonely California ranch..Appeared originally in Cosmopolitan, vol.20and 21.Los Cerritos. (a. F. Atherton) N. Y. 1890.(19)"Los Cerritos" is an abandoned ranch in Calif-ornia, occupied by Mexican half-breed :3quat-ters.Luck of Roaring Gamp. (Bret Harte) Bost. 1894.Mrs. Skagg's husbands, and other sketches. (Bret Harte)Bost. 1872.Pasquita.the Indian heroine. (Joaquin Miller) illus,Hartford, 1881.A half-autobiographical story from the author*experiences of Indian life.Phillis of the Sierras; and. Drift-wood from Redwood Camp,(Bret Harte) Bost. 1888.Polly Oliver's problem. (K. D. Wiggin) illus.Bost. 1893.A charming story of a young girl*s career.Came out originally in St. Nicholas ^ ^^ol. to,Ramona. (H. H. Jackson) Bost. 1884.A tale of unjust treatment of the Indians"by the United States government.Rifle, rod and gun in California. (T. S. Van Dyke)N. Y. 1892.A sporting romance.Sappho of Green Springs. (Bret Harte) Bost. 1894.Silverado squatters. (R. L. Stevenson) Bost. 1895.Camping experiences in Napa Valley. Appear-(20)ed originally in the Century, vol.5.Stories of the foothills, (M. C. Graham) Bost. 1895.A record of the lives and doings of the poorerclass of Californians settled around thefoothills,A summer in a canon, (K. D. V/i/jgin) illus. Eost.1890.Describes the life of a party of brightyoun.:, people in a cainping trip in SouthernCalifornia.Tales of the Argonauts, (Bret Harte) Bost. 1875., i -

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