Local and Regional History

Man From Mono

Lily Mathieu La Braque. La Braque family memoir, as told by George La Braque Sr. To his daughter, Lily, covers half a century of living in the Mono Basin, from 1885 to 1935. George is a superb storyteller, whether narrating a close call on Mono's storm-blown waters or the trouble his passion for gambling got him into.
Softcover 196 pages: $10.95 ISBN 0-9613730-1-6
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Paiute, Prospector, PioneerPaiute, Prospector, and Pioneer 

Thomas C. Fletcher. A Lucid history of the Bodie-Mono Lake area during the nineteenth century. Unlike other local histories, which abound in myths and exaggerations, Fletcher sifts facts from fancy, portraying the realities and hardships of life in a boom-and-bust economy.
Softcover, 123 pages: $9.50 ISBN 0-932347-03-7
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Obata's Yosemite

This book walks you through Chiura Obata's High Sierra trip in 1927. Relive his adventure through these full color plates and descriptive letters to his family. Obata received the Emperor's Award for promoting goodwill and cultural understanding between the United States and Japan. Rediscover Yosemite through the watercolors and woodblock prints in this beautiful coffee-table book.
Softcover, measures 10"x10", Yosemite Association Press, 151 pages: $24.95 (#902)
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