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ART OF THE GOLD RUSH. ART OF THE GOLD RUSH. Driesbach, Jones, & Holland.
Artworks associated with the California gold rush of 1849, accompaniment to museum exhibit. Published by University of California Press with Crocker Art Museum and Oakland Museum of California. Color illustrations, 166 large-format pages.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 0-520-21432-3. Order #:UNCA3462 paper$29.95.

 

 

CALIFORNIA MARINE FOOD AND GAME FISHES. CALIFORNIA MARINE FOOD AND GAME FISHES. by John E. Fitch and Robert J. Lavenberg.
Introduces the fish science of ichthyology to help understand California's food and game fishes and tells of fossil fishes in the state's rocks. Then describes each of the fish families--such as surfperch, hake, cod, grunion, mackerel, sea bass, gobies, cabazon, and more. Glossary, drawings and color photos, 179 pages, indexes of common and scientific names.
 Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-2001831-1. 1971. Order #: UNCA1523 paper$5.95.

 

 

COASTAL ECOLOGY: Bodega Head--cloth.COASTAL ECOLOGY: Bodega Head--cloth. by Michael G. Barbour, Robert B. Craig, Frank R. Drysdale, Michael T. Ghiselin.
Ecosystems of shore headland north of San Francisco: grassland, rocky inter-tidal, beach and dune, mudflat, marsh. Describes samples of the organisms living in these habitats in relation to soil, sea, air, sun and other living things, including humans. Photographs and line drawings, 357 pages, index/.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-520-02147-9 (Same as paper). 1973. Order #: UNCA1511 cloth$10.00.

COASTAL ECOLOGY: Bodega Head--paper. COASTAL ECOLOGY: Bodega Head--paper. by Michael G. Barbour, Robert B. Craig, Frank R. Drysdale, Michael T. Ghiselin.
Ecosystems of shore headland north of San Francisco: grassland, rocky inter-tidal, beach and dune, mudflat, marsh. Describes samples of the organisms living in these habitats in relation to soil, sea, air, sun and other living things, including humans. Photographs and line drawings, 357 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-02147-9 (Same as cloth). 1973. Order #: UNCA1062 paper$3.95.

 

 

FLOWERS OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE.FLOWERS OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE. by Roxana S. Ferris.
Common flowering plants, plus rushes and grasses of California coastal park. Organized by plant family with cross-indexing to flower color. Text describes flower color, plant family, what kind of place it grows in, scientific name and other related information. References, drawings,125 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-520-01694-7. 1970. Order #: UNCA2544 paper$9.95.

 

 

FOSSIL VERTEBRATES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.FOSSIL VERTEBRATES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. by Theodore Downs.
Purpose of this book is to aid in fossil identification--bones, teeth, or imprints, how to preserve a find, and to review the sequence of vertebrate life in time. Map shows localities where fossils have been found, and what to look for with diagrams and color plates of fossil parts. Geologic eras are explained, a guide to what fossils what might be expected based on the age of rocks in a locality. 61 small pages.
Inventory = 8. ISBN: None. 1968.. Order #: UNCA1520 paper$1.75.

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO SEASHORE LIFE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. INTRODUCTION TO SEASHORE LIFE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. by Joel W. Hedgpeth.
Animals are described in terms of the ways they live and in wide variety of kinds. Varying coastal habitats from rocky shore to sandy beach are described as are tides and weather cycles. Discusses classes of animals--sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, worms barnacles, shrimps, crabs, sponges, oysters, clams, urchins, sand dollar, mammals, and more. Drawings and color photos, 136 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-00544-9. 1975. Order #: UNCA2090 paper$2.95.

 

 

#MAMMALS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION. Berry.
Descriptions and where to see them.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-00116-8. Order #: UNCA1512 paper$3.95.

 

MARINE MAMMALS OF CALIFORNIA. MARINE MAMMALS OF CALIFORNIA. Orr.
Whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals, and sea lions described and identified. Illustrated, 64 pages.
Inventory = 34. ISBN: 0-520-02077-4 Order #: UNCA2096 paper$4.95.

 

 

 

NATIVE SHRUBS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Raven.
Overview and species descriptions. Illustrated, 132 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-01050-7. Order #: UNCA1543 paper$10.95.

NATIVE TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA (map).NATIVE TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA (map). University of California Map Series No. 13.
Outlines regions of occupancy of native tribes of Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. Table further defines towns and groups within regions. This is Map 1A. of Kroeber; Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America. 10030. University of California Publications in American Archeology and Ethnicity, vol. 38. Map size is 21" x 28".
Inventory =1. ISBN: None. 1939. Order #: UNCA1070 map$4.95.

 

 

POWER IN THE CITY: decision making in San Francisco.POWER IN THE CITY: decision making in San Francisco. by Frederick M. Wirt.
Historically informed observations of San Francisco that treat not only internal political affairs--but also city, county, state, and federal relations as well, providing an integrated political picture. What emerges is a segmented decision-making system responsive to shifting groups and alliances of powerful outside forces and of diminishing local autonomy. Tells us in a subtle way that the study of urban politics has come of age. 417 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:  0-520-03640-9. 1978. Order #: UNCA3712 paper$6.95.

 

 

RUSH FOR RICHES: gold fever and the making of California. RUSH FOR RICHES: gold fever and the making of California. by J. S. Holliday.
Here is the story of California's founding era--four decades of the 19th century that shaped the state perhaps for all time to come. Describes transformation from the quietude of a Mexican hinterland to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism. The book recreates the masculine world of mining camps and rough cities, gold mining from treasure hunt to vast industry, the plunder of virgin rivers and vast forests, and feats of engineering of breathtaking scope. Tells of the ambitious persons who brought the transcontinental railroad, of timber barons, gamblers, and farmers and how the latter contested some of the former to ensure their place. Nearly 250 illustrations, 100 in color, and many of historical character, maps, 355 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-21402-1. 1999. Order #: UNCA2719 paper$35.00.

 

 

A SCOTCH PAISANO IN OLD LOS ANGELES--Hugo Reid's Life in California, 1832-1852.A SCOTCH PAISANO IN OLD LOS ANGELES--Hugo Reid's Life in California, 1832-1852. Dakin.
Derived from his correspondence. 329 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-520-03717-0. Order #: UNCA1509 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

SEASHORE LIFE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.SEASHORE LIFE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. by Sam Hinton.
An introduction to the animal life of California beaches south of Santa Barbara. Explains tides, waves, currents, sea water, cycle of life, the zones which the animals inhabit. Then describes the many types of animals in this region, also telling how to identify them. Drawings and color photos, 181 pages, index.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 0-50-01470-7. 1975. Order #: UNCA2094 paper$3.95.

 

 

 

SEASHORE PLANTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.SEASHORE PLANTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. by E. Yale Dawson.
Explains what seaweeds (mos of which are forms of algae) are in the regional environment, telling of their structure and reproduction. Three main types are green, brown, and red algae and keys are provided for each to identify the common genera of each. Also discusses sea grasses, coastal salt marsh and coastal strand vegetations. References, glossary, drawings and color photographs, 101 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-00300-4. 1975. Order #: UNCA1525 paper$2.95.

 

 

STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL IN COLONIAL AMERICA. STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL IN COLONIAL AMERICA. by David G. Sweet & Gary B. Nash.
Stories of 23 individual inhabitants of Spanish, English, and Portuguese colonies in the New World between the 16th and 19th centuries. Persons of both genders and all classes and races of colonial society deal creatively and pragmatically with the challenges of their social world, not always successful. Includes a priest, a slave, a millwright and others. Illustration, 406 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-520-04501-7. Order #: UNCA1603 paper$9.95.

 

 

UNDERWATER CALIFORNIA. UNDERWATER CALIFORNIA. by Wheeler J. North.
Guide to diving spots and habitats plus marine plants and animals, techniques for underwater photography. Tells of life communities and species identification. Points out noteworthy characteristics of accessible diving locations. Explains ecological relationships such as among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp beds. Drawings, color plates, 280 pages, index.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-520-03039-7. 1976. Order #: UNCA1551 paper$5.95.

 

 

#WEATHER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Bailey.
Climate weather types, fire, flood, drought, smog. Illustrated, 87 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-00062-5. Order #: UNCA1524 paper$7.00.

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