NATIONAL PARK SYSTEMPoint Reyes National Seashore (CA)
Also see Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Also see San Fancisco Maritime National Historical Park
19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the
whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else
would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be
good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was
mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were
scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in
seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century
Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of
the individual whaleman.
"The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century
Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes
anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section "Cutting in and Trying
Out" explains the butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper$4.95.
COASTAL ECOLOGY: Bodega Head. 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. 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 #: UNCA1511 paper$2.95.
THE DAWN OF THE WORLD: myths and tales of the Miwok Indians of California. by C. Hart Merriam.
Stories collected from Miwok Indian peoples at the turn of the century--at a time when original cultural memories could still be recounted. Provides a special view of the cultural and philosophical ways of today's Miwok ancestors. These tales were related by Miwok elders usually in the ceremonial roundhouse at night by firelight and constitute the religious history of the tribe. Included are creation myths, accounts of the First People, of beings who antedated humans, and tales about animals, death and ghosts, witches and giants, and natural phenomena. Illustrations, 283 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-832-8193-5.1993. Order #: UNNE 2722 paper$9.95.
#THE DELICATE ART OF WHALE WATCHING. McIntyre.
Story of a woman naturalist's life on a
tropical island in the migratory path of whales and dolphins. Illustrated, 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87156-323-1. Order RAHO2763 cloth$12.50.
EXPLORING PACIFIC COAST TIDE POOLS. by Ernest Braun Vinson Brown.
Fieldguide describes 139 of the most common species of fauna and 18 of flora in the intertidal
zone of the Pacific Coast from Point Conception (near Santa Barbara, CA) to Vancouver Island in southern British Columbia, Canada. Each sea creature is listed under its common
name. The scientific name is given, followed by a description of the creature, often including the range of its occurrence and the type of beach, rock bottom, or micro-habitat on which it may be found as well as interesting habits. Learn to identify and understand sea anemone, urchin, abalone, chiton, brittle star, sea bug, and many more. 40 color plates, 56 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0.911010-66-1 1966. Order #: NAGR1369 paper$4.95.
FIELDBOOK OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEA CREATURES. by McLachlan & Ayres.
Over 200 common marine animals are shown in their natural
habitat with color photos--from Alaska to Southern California. A short
description accompanies each species pictured, and explains its biology. Color
photos. 208 pages.
Inventory = 11. Scuffed cover. ISBN: 0-87961-068-9. Order #: NAGR1970 paper$14.95.
#FAMILIAR SEASHELLS OF NORTH AMERICA. Rehder.
Audubon Society Pocket Guide, arranged by
shape and appearance. 80 color photos, 80 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-394-75795-5. Order #: RAHO9719 paper$8.00.
FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN SEASHORE CREATURES: The Audubon Society. by Norman A. Meinkoth.
Provides 690 full-color pictures to identify each of the seashore creatures featured in this book on all the U.S. and West Indies coasts. Included are crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, sponges, snails, jellyfishes, shrimps, sea stars, and many invertebrates. Covers 660 species in full detail with notes on 220 others. There is an identification chart to the kinds of creatures; text gives habitat, range, and descriptions for each. Color photographs, 812 pack-sized pages, index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-394-51993-0. 1988. Order #: RAHO2000 vinyl$19.00.
A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA. by William N. Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, & Howard Hammann.
How to identify 600 saltwater fishes from Alaska to Baja California--where each fish is more likely to be found and how it is usually caught. Which species are important as food. Which of the sharks and rays are considered dangerous. Groups similar species for comparison and pinpoints distinguishing features. Includes depths and bottom types preferred. Over 525 illustrations, (211
color), 350 pages.
Inventory = 11. ISBN: 0-395-33188-9. 1983. Order #: HOMI0601 paper$15.95.
A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST SHELLS. by Percy A. Morris.
How to identify 945 kinds of shells of the Pacific Coast the Gulf of California, and Hawaii--where to find, how to prepare and
arrange a collection. 73 plates show photographs of the species, many in two views to aid in identification. Text gives common and scientific names, geographical distribution, habitat, and detailed description for all species including other names, life cycle, and economic importance. Glossary, index, 331 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN:0-395-18322-7. 1966. Order #: HOMI2260 paper$15.95.
A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII. by Percy A. Morris.
Introduces the collecting of shells of marine clams and snails, when and how to do it along the Pacific Coasts from San Diego to the Arctic seas and including Hawaii. Organizes shells into three main categories: West Coast pelecypods (clams) and West Coast Gastropods (snails) and Hawaiian mollusks and then describes families and genera for each. Classification chart included for mollusks and terminology for univalve and bivalve shells.
Illustrated with 49 plates grouping like kinds, some in color, 240 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1964. First edition. Owner's signature in front. Order #: HOMI2697 cloth$12.95.
A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII, including the Gulf of California. by Percy A. Morris.
Introduces the collecting of shells of marine clams and snails, when and how to do it along the Pacific Coasts from San Diego to the Arctic seas and including the Gulf of California and Hawaii. Organizes shells into seven main categories: West Coast pelecypods (clams), West Coast gastropods (snails), West Coast amphineruans and scaphopods, Gulf of California pelecypods, Gulf of California gastropods, Hawaiian pelecypods, and Hawaiian gastropods and then describes families and genera for each. Classification chart included for mollusks and terminology for univalve and bivalve shells.
Illustrated with 72 plates grouping like kinds, some in color, 332 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1966. Second edition. Owner's signature in front. Order #: HOMI9377 cloth$12.95.
FISHES OF CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN MEXICO: Pacific marine fishes, Book 8 (California & Western Mexico). by Warren E. Burgess & Herbert R. Axelrod.
Identification guide to species in this area (introduction identifies the region covered as from Alaska to Chile)--for fishermen, naturalists,
aquarists. Describes fish of 28 families and 2 orders, explaining their ocean habitats and habits including feeding, defense, breeding and also identifying them by their form and color characteristics. Color illustrations, 271 large format pages, extensive index of species. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8766612-7. 1984. Order #: TFHP6102 cloth$19.00.
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.
GONE WHALING: a search for orcas in Northwest waters. by Douglas Hand.
Adventures in the pursuit of killer
whales: explorations begin in museums and aquariums, then with whale researchers and observers, and finally to the traditions and lore of the Haidu totem carvers before adventuring to the sea in a kayak to observe these predators firsthand. 223 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-76840-9. 1994. Order #: SISC8561 cloth$20.00.
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, dorals, jellyfish, worms barnacles, shrimps, crabs, sponges, oysters, clams, urchins, sand dollar, mammals, and more. Drawings and color photographs, 136 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-00544-9. 1975. Order #: UNCA2090 paper$2.95.
KNOW YOUR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION. by Neil Ardley.
Aspects of the marine world, like space a last frontier for humans to explore; history of exploration and more recent methods with SCUBA and submersible exploration vehicles. Investigating shipwrecks on the seafloor, searching for treasure, legends of the sea, and a projection to the future of the oceans. Color photos and drawings, 48 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-528-87019-X. 1977. Order #: RAMC3691 paper $3.95.
THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic,
Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse",
and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship".
Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime
industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to
1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the
lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light
was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into
keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside
Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships.
And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must
never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held
greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for
their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many
of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are
maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the
public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A
visit to one of these is all the more meaningful with the insights gained
from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper$6.95.
NATIONAL SEASHORES: the story behind the scenery. Toops.
9 areas along East and Gulf coasts--special character of barrier offshore islands with waves,
dunes, plants, animals. 90 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
1987.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-88714-015-7. ISBN: 978-0-912550- . Order #: KCPU8721 paper$9.95.
OUR GREAT GRAY WHALES. by Lillian Grace Paca.
Introduction to this sea-animal species, printed in larger type for young readers. Tells of natural history, parenting, whaling, conservation, related species, whales in museum displays. Drawings, 32 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1975. Used book--owner's information inside front cover. Order #: MISC2479 paper$4.95.
PACIFIC COAST FISH: a guide
to marine fish of the Pacific Coast of North America. by Ron Russo, illustrated by Ann Caudle.
Compact guide to marine fish. Put
it in your tackle box to id what you catch, or read at home for information
about the biology of fish, the marine food chain, and distribution of fish
species. Detailed black-and-white illustrations of the fish, plus egg cases
of sharks and skates, and shark teeth. Covers the waters off the Pacific
Coast, from the Bering Straits to Cabo San Lucas (the southern tip of Baja
California). 112 little pages.
Inventory = 14. ISBN: 978-0-912550-19-0. Out of print; we have limited stock. Order #: NASG5065 paper$5.95.
PACIFIC INTERTIDAL LIFE: a guide to organisms of rocky
reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. Russo.
Field guide to the plants and animals that live in pools and on rocky reefs along Pacific
Coast, from AK to Baja California. Describes intertidal ecology, intertidal
zones, and survival strategies of limpets, abalones, sea slugs, anemones, sea
urchins, crabs, algae, and sea stars (starfish). 64 little pages. Out-of-print.
Inventory = 12. ISBN: 0-912550-10-4. Order #: NASG0985 paper$5.95.
POINT REYES: a guide to the trails, roads, beaches, campgrounds, lakes, trees, flowers, and rocks of Point Reyes National Seashore. by Dorothy L Whitnah.
Guide to area on coast north of San Francisco: trails, beaches, roads, picnic spots, campgrounds, lakes, trees, flowers, rocks of this area of wide sandy beaches, dairy ranches, virgin forests. Photos, maps, 114 pages, plant drawings, index.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 0-911824-95-2. 1981. Order #: WILD1789 paper$11.95.
SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and
life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime
monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues in
raging winter surf. Through all, dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the
lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the
breakers to sea. Reprinted from The Outlook for 1903 and 1904. Good
reading for anyone intending to visit the many lighthouses and life-saving
stations maintained as historic sites on all U.S. coasts. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper$4.95.
THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880:
predecessor to today's Coast Guard by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S.
coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and
technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880.
Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure,
and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run
toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of
life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives.
Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was
chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the
organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of
rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations
are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or
include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by
lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast
for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #:
VIST0071 paper$6.95.
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