Lake County Collection

Lake County

• By Marcia Bishop Sanderson & Maureen Garcia Carpenter
• Arcadia. 2005. 128 pages.
• Clear Lake, the oldest lake in North America, remains at the heart of life in Lake County for millennia.

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California’s Lake County: Places & Postal History

• By Erving Feltman
• The Depot. 1993. 118 pages.
• This is a story about the many interesting places that developed in Lake County’s early days. Some of those communities still exist, and others have disappeared over time.

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History of Napa & Lake Counties

• By Lyman L. Palmer
• Slocum, Bowen & Co. 1881. 32 pages.
• A full and particular record of the early history and settlement of Lake County, plus biographical sketches of early settlers.

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Lake County History

• By Gene Paleno
• Pal Publishing. 2016. 452 pages.
• Millions of years of area history, from the formation of Clear Lake to the present in 100+ stories.

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Lake County Wine Guide

• By Gaye Allen
• Meadowlark. 2018. 135 pages.
• Exploring the spectacular natural beauty, volcanic vineyard landscapes, and world-class wines of Lake County, along with the history and geography of the area.

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Resorts of Lake County

• By Donna Hoberg
• Arcadia. 2007. 127 pages.
• Beginning in the 1860s, Lake County’s resorts equipped with recreational facilities, dance floors, live music, bountiful food, hunting, fishing, and children’s entertainment drew visitors in droves.

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The Story of Guenoc Ranch

• By Genevieve Magoon
• Self-published. 1976. 92 pages.
• The land now known as Guenoc Ranch near Middletown has been home to Indians, Spanish, Mexican, and Gold Rush immigrants, and more.

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The Life & Death of a Quicksilver Mine

• By Helen Rocca Goss
• Historical Society of Southern California. 1958. 158 pages.
• The story of the Great Western Mine, one of California’s most important early quicksilver mines.

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Anton’s Hodge-Podge

• By Wellington Baird Anton
• Self-published. 1987. 146 pages.
• A chronicle of insignificant happenings enjoyed by the young members of Lakeport’s Anton family prior to, during and immediately following “The Great Depression.”

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Anderson Marsh State Historical Park

• By Kathleen Scavone
• Bradford Creek Publishers. 1999. 118 pages.
• A walking history, prehistory, flora, and fauna tour of a California state park where human history goes back at least 10,000 years.

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Stories & Legends of Lake County

• By Ruth Lewis & Cora Benson
• Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 1949. 86 pages.
• Covers Lake County’s geographic and human history from the formation of Clear Lake, through native history to the pioneers and the early 20th century.

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History of Lake County Agriculture

• By Lake County Department of Agriculture. 1988. 26 pages.
• Summaries of production & value for pears, wine grapes & walnuts, 1919 to 1987.

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The Causes and Control of Algal Blooms in Clear Lake

• By Peter J. Richerson
• University of California, Davis. 1994.
• Clean Lakes diagnostic/feasibility study for Clear Lake, California.

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Clear Lake, California, Water Problems

• By David Luce
• Yuba Community College. 1977. 122 Pages.
• District Attorney Luce issued these articles and memoranda in connection with specific problems concerning water rights and Clear Lake.

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History of Clear Lake, Mt. Konocti, & the Lake County Cattle Industry

• By Henry Mauldin
• Anderson Printing. 1968. 80 pages.
• Mt. Konocti, a long-quiet volcano, sits on the shores of Clear Lake, possibly the oldest lake in North America.

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Wannabe a Clear Lake Geologist?

• By Dana Eker
• Self-published. 2007. 121 pages.
• Take a road trip and follow Lake County as it migrated from the ocean floor, collided with the San Andreas Fault, and the Mendocino Triple Junction produced the magma that became Mt. Konocti.

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The Pomo of Lake County

• By K. C. Patrick
• Arcadia. 2008. 127 pages.
• The Native Americans of Lake County and their ancestors lived for more than 12,000 years in this temperate Eden of abundance.

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A Walk Through Time (DVD)

• By California State University
• Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology. 2015 28 minutes.
• With a history spanning 14,000 years, Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is the home of the Koi people who were the first humans to colonize the area and who are still there to this day.

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Remember Your Relations

• By Suzanne Abel-Vidor
• Heyday Books. 1996. 128 pages.
• Pomo Indian basketry ranks as world-class art, and no more interesting collection exists than that created by Elsie Allen and her mother, Annie Burke.

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Collected Documents on the Causes & Events in the Bloody Island Massacre of 1850

• By Robert F. Heizer
• The University of California. 1973. 77 pages.
• Native & white perspectives on the massacre of Native Americans in retaliation for the killings of Kelsey & Stone.

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After the Fire

• By Patty Diener
• Self-published. 2019. 248 pages.
• Gabriel Hart and Sarah McKinney try to mend their broken hearts while assisting those who lost virtually everything in the Valley Fire.

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Cobb Mountain Mysteries

• By Kit Decanti
• KitDee Productions. 300 pages.
• Thrilling romantic suspense stories set on Cobb Mountain.

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And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You

• By Kathi Goldmark
• Chronicle Books. 2002 320 pages.
• Sarah Jean Pixlie catapults from struggling backup singer to blazing star on the country music scene, with forays into Lake County.

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On Kelsey Creek

• By Phyllis Whetstone Taper
• Conservation Press. 2004. 208 pages.
• The promise of the harvest and the hopes of Kelsey Creek's women and men come up against the tragic events of the summer of 1927.

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