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Mojave River Valley Museum
P.O. Box 1282
Barstow, California 92312

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4-Wheeling, Hiking, Traveling, Discovering
San Bernardino County Museum Association Publications

A full-color journey along a trail of rocks that provides a chronological and pictorial overview of the geological history of the Death Valley region. Numerous maps and contemporary and antique photographs, are used throughout.
Kenneth E. Lengner
Soft Cover: $12.00

A photographic reproduction of the 1909 U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 22 entitled "Some Desert Watering Places in Southeastern California and Southwestern Nevada"
W.C.Mendenhall
Soft Cover: $19.95

In 1909 Alice Ramsey, then 22 years old, became the first woman to drive an automobile coast to coast across America. This is her story
Alice Ramsey
Soft Cover: $19.95

A collection of papers that reflect on Dr Warren's wide interests
in the field of anthropology
Joan S. Schneider, Robert M. Yohe II, Jill K. Gardner, editors
Soft Cover: $20.00

The story told by those who used the road and experienced the hardships.
Taken from their journals and diaries.
Leo Lyman and Larry Reese
Soft Cover: $25.00

A guidebook to the locations of historical plaques in Riverside
and San Bernardino Counties which were erected by the
Billy Holcomb Chapter 1069 of the Ancient and Honorable
Order of E Clampus Vitus
Phillip Wayman Holdaway, Clamparchivist
Soft Cover: $10.00

A history of Casa del Desierto and the successful efforts to
save it from the wrecker’s ball
Germaine L. Ramounachou Moon
A Mojave River Valley Museum Publication
Soft Cover: $10.00

Tall tales and true history from a California mining town
Marguerite Sprague
Soft Cover: $21.95

Burro Bill Price was an adventurer who left home at 14 with a nameless longing in his heart.
"I can't take no soft life," he told Edna. "It rots a man."
Edna Calkins Price (Mrs. Burro Bill)
Soft Cover: $18.00

"A definite piece of Western history…thorough, judicious and
consistently entertaining"………….The New York Times
Richard E. Lingenfelter
Soft Cover: $34.95

A thumb-nail sketch of some of the ghost towns
Stanley W. Paher
Soft Cover: $6.95

A thumb-nail sketch of some more of the ghost towns
Stanley W. Paher
Soft Cover: $6.95

The men, the women, their mines and stories - daring pioneers who
left their families and homes to cross a continent in search of gold
L.Burr Belden and Mary DeDecker
Soft Cover: $14.95

Includes seventy milestones, located by GPS and odometer readings at which geology, plants, animals, and history of Titus Canyon and Leadfield areas are discussed
Ken Lengner & Bennie Troxel
Soft Cover: $19.00

The first-person account of a true pioneer adventure of the American West, including the short cut taken through Death Valley in 1849.
William L. Manley
Soft Cover: $25.00

If you want to discover what it was to be a hardrock miner in the frontier American West, you cannot afford to pass up this autobiography
Frank A. Crampton
Soft Cover: $24.95

A great read, rich in character, deep in history, and just plain fun.
Robert S. Wood
Soft Cover: $16.95

Explores the world of Dr. Rose Victoria LaMonte Burcham and other
women who found themselves making a home and a life in the rough
and tumble mining area of the California Rand
Lorraine Blair
Soft Cover: $7.95

The story of the legendary family’s many years in
San Bernardino County
Nicholas Catalbo
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to the Rand Mining Area, its natural and historic points of interest
Roberta Martin Starry with Suzanne Knudson
Soft Cover: $14.95

An autobiography by a son of the Victor Valley.
Felix G. Diaz
Soft Cover: $20.00

The story of the West's last wild mining days, written informally by an on-the-scene journalist and with an eye towards human interest. With an introduction by David F. Myrick
Carl B. Glasscock
Soft Cover: $14.95

This book is dedicated to "All those victims of Indian slavery in the Southwest whose thousands of stories will never be told - they lost their lands, their songs, their lives and their freedom - all gone the way of the earth"
Clifford J. Walker
Soft Cover: $15.00

An incredible story of a man who unselfishly sacrificed his fortune, and in the end his health, to help others
John and Barbara Marnell
Soft Cover: $14.95

While not every ghost town in California is listed here, the best ones are. A California Traveler Series Guidebook
Richard B. Miller
Soft Cover: $6.95

This excursion through the ghost towns and mining camps of California is more than a collection of anecdote and story; it is a fragment of Americana that helps explain the whole
Remi Nadeau
Soft Cover: $19.95

A 400 mile guide to the highway that takes you from Los Angeles to Reno, complete with maps, ghost towns, histories, flora and fauna, railroads, camping directory, fishing notes, and travelers information.
Ginny Clark
Soft Cover: $19.95

Sixty-six spine-tingling tales of ghostly encounters along America's most famous highway
Ellen Robson and Dianne Halicki
Soft Cover: $12.95

A book of Indian designs to be used as quilt patterns, needlepoint, applique, machine
and hand embroidery, clothing, and many other craft projects.
David and Jean Villasenor
Soft Cover: $9.95

Previously published in the Sun Times newspaper in Quartzsite, Arizona, as a regularly scheduled column of historical interest. This volume covers the time period of 1540 up to early 1900
Rosalee Oldham Wheeler
Soft Cover: $20.00

Previously published in the Sun Times newspaper in Quartzsite, Arizona, as a regularly scheduled column of historical interest. This volume covers the time period of the later part of 1900 up to 1954
Rosalee Oldham Wheeler
Soft Cover: $20.00

An interactive photographic journey along the length of the Mother Road, America's Main Street
David Wickline
Soft Cover: $29.99

Digging deeper along the length of historic Route 66
David Wickline
Soft Cover: $29.99

An account of what life was like for the telegraph operator at Afton Depot in 1942 and 1943, written by the man who lived it.
Robert C. Rowe
Soft Cover: $7.00

The story of the famous Virginia City madam
Douglas McDonald
Soft Cover: $5.95

Teresa’s memories make a significant contribution not only to the history
of Randsburg, but also to the history of women in western mining towns
Teresa McCarthy Kane, edited by Lorraine Blair
Soft Cover: $9.95

The memories of Irma (Zander) Schlatter - the story of a Depression-era homestead in the Mojave Desert
Virginia (Schlatter) Lieurance, compiler and editor
Soft Cover: $7.50

A first-person account of mining in the American West that deals
with the human element of underground mining
Stephen M. Voynick
Soft Cover: $14.95

A story of women prospectors in the American West, 1850-1950.
Meet Nellie Cashman, Ferminia Sarras, and several others
Sally Zanjani
Soft Cover: $21.95

The biography of an extraordinary woman who was involved in the building of the Grand Canyon buildings, the Fred Harvey Company, and the Santa Fe Railway.
Virginia L. Grattan
Soft Cover: $11.95

Here is the story of fabulous mining booms, of the men who braved hot wastes to find gold and silver bonanzas from 1849 to World War II
L. Burr Belden
Soft Cover: $8.00

The story of several mines in the High Desert - includes Greenwater and Dale
Ronald Dean Miller
Soft Cover: $8.00

The story of the mines on the eastern slope of the Sierra and Inyo Mountains
Mary DeDecker
Soft Cover: $8.00

The story of the early-day mines in the Julian area, which produced over 7 million dollars of bullion
Helen Ellsbert
Soft Cover: $8.00

This book covers the numerous mining districts running across the Mojave Desert
Ronald and Peggy Miller
Soft Cover: $8.00

In 1860 Uncle Billy Holcomb wandered over a ridge to start the largest gold rush in the southern regions of California
John W. Robinson
Soft Cover: $8.00

A history of gold mining in the San Gabriel Mountains - which still rank among the top gold producers in California
John W. Robinson
Soft Cover: $8.00

The 2006 Desert Symposium Field Guide and Abstracts from Proceedings
Robert E. Reynolds, Editor
Soft Cover: $20.00

Explores some of the most interesting historic and geological
sites in the Mojave Desert
Florine Lawlor
Soft Cover: $11.95

Route 66 connections, Santa Fe Railroad and World War II ties –
These stories integrate the Mojave Desert and make a more
complete history.
Edited by Cliff Walker
A Mojave River Valley Museum Publication
Soft Cover: $14.00

"A lively and detailed description of attractions, habitats and issues"....Sunset Magazine
Cheri Rae & John McKinney
Soft Cover: $15.95

Take a walk through time with our members who share their
heritage by providing recipes used by many generations
Edited by Kandee McKinley
A Mojave River Valley Museum Publication
Soft Cover: $5.00

The segment of the Old Spanish Trail that crossed the Mojave Desert
was only a quarter of the distance from Santa Fe to Los Angeles but
its importance as a corridor for settling the Great Southwest cannot
be overstated
Harold Steiner
Soft Cover: $24.95

With extracts from contemporary records and including diaries
of Antonio Armijo and Orville Pratt
Leroy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen
Soft Cover: $29.95

This is by no means a complete history, but presents storied
selections from a vast area of the Greater Mojave Desert
Edited by Patricia Jernigan Keeling
A Mojave River Valley Museum Publication
Soft Cover: $17.00
Hard Cover: $25.00

A comprehensive history of wagon travel from the City of Saints
to the City of Angels
Edward Leo Lyman
Soft Cover: $24.95

Early history of the Eastern Mojave Desert and the Baker area
Le Hayes
Soft Cover: $19.95

The Life and Times of Aaron G. Lane
Richard D. and Kathryn L. Thompson
Hard Cover: $24.95

The story of Evangeline Hoerner McCoy and her journey, with her family, from Kansas to life on Route 66
Bonnie Jean Hoerner
Soft Cover: $27.95

Have you ever wanted to step back in time and see first hand what it was like? This is your chance
Suzy McCoy
Soft Cover: $10.00

Stories of the southeastern Death Valley region as related by
its inhabitants as told to
Ken Lengner and George Ross
Soft Cover: $18.00

Takes you over mountains, across deserts, and along shorelines to places where history happened
Ruth Pittman
Soft Cover: $20.00

Rock-Art captures our imagination. What was their purpose? Who created them? When?
Liz and Peter Welsh
Soft Cover: $14.95

A new look at love, adventure and excitement in Randsburg’s
early years (includes US Census Data for 1900 Randsburg)
Lorraine Blair
Soft Cover: $7.95

The "Mother Road" hauled it all, traversing the American West from
Chicago to Santa Monica each, the last 350 miles through Southern
California.
Glen Duncan
Soft Cover: $19.99

General Cooke relates his adventures on the trail and philosophizes with detached amusement at his memories of survival on the trail. Needs were not always met
Philip St. George Cooke
Soft Cover: $22.00

A memoir of Tecopa, written with fondness by the daughter of Jim Francis, one of Tecopa's pioneers.
Mary Lou Walbergh
Soft Cover: $12.00

An historical account of people, places and events on old Route 66 and railroad communities in the Eastern Mojave Desert, California
Joe De Kehoe
Soft Cover: $29.95

A self-guided tour of Route 66 from Oro Grande to Helendale
Richard D. Thompson
Soft Cover: $7.00

True tales of the miles of mountains and valleys and canyons of
Death Valley
Emmett Harder
Soft Cover: $15.95

Travel through time from the early geology to the present. Witness the
events that helped the Pass become the busiest transportation corridor
in Southern California
John and Sandy Hockaday
Hard Cover: $39.95

If you like old photos and rich, documented Route 66 history including
many of the people, places and things of that era: THIS IS IT
John and Sandy Hockaday
Soft Cover: $20.00

A collection of reminiscence and anecdotes of the Death Valley
area between 1909 and 1960 by a man who lived there
Harry P. Gower
Soft Cover: $9.95

A compilation of some of the articles, pieces and memos written about Lake Arrowhead since 1975, including its environs, opportunities and challenges.
Ralph Wagner
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers the history of Zzyzx (Soda Springs) from pre-history to the present time
Anne Q. Duffield-Stoll
Soft Cover: $12.00

One field guide that covers most of the wildlife you are likely to find:
Plants – Mammals – Birds – Reptiles – Amphibians – Fish
Vinson Brown
Soft Cover: $14.95

Features more than 60 species with a detailed text that is accompanied
by 262 color photographs, 16 botanical watercolors, and 52 range maps.
Stephen Ingram
Soft Cover: $25.95

Includes information on the southwest's 152 known cacti.
W. Hurbert Earle
Soft Cover: $14.95

An informative book on the habits and habitats of our desert tortoises.
Sue Fox
Soft Cover: $8.95

A guide to wildflowers of the Western Mojave Desert, with emphasis
on uses by Native Americans
Milt Stark
Soft Cover: $12.95

"She can add new dimensions to a trip through the Mojave"
…The Los Angeles Times
Adrienne Knute
Soft Cover: $12.95

Rediscovering a borax mining town in the Calico Mountains
Robert E. Reynolds
Soft Cover: $10.00

A Field Guide to Afton, Baxter, Tecopa, Shoshone, Pahrump, and Kingston
Robert E. Reynolds and Jennifer Reynolds, editors
Soft Cover: $15.00

Images from the permanent collections (1830s to 1930s) at the San Bernardino County Museum
Ann Deegan and Michele Nielsen
Soft Cover: $10.00

Includes the Yellow Pine Mining District, Mammoth Mine, Desert View Mine, and Micro-mineral photography
Robert E. Reynolds, compiler and editor
Soft Cover: $12.00

Presenting the results of a study undertaken to re-examine the archaeological and
paleontological materials recovered in the 1950's from Newberry Cave
C. Alan Davis and Gerald A. Smith
Soft Cover: $15.00

Rock art of one kind or another left by countless people over the millennia
Wilson G. Turner
Soft Cover: $20.00

A field guide from Cajon Pass to the Calico Mountains and Coyote Lake
Robert E. Reynolds and Jennifer Reynolds, editors
Soft Cover: $20.00

A station-by-station look at the depots along the Coast Lines,
Los Angeles Division of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Lee Gustafson – Phil Serpico
Hard Cover: $49.95

The focus is Santa Fe’s Valley Division from Barstow to San
Francisco, and includes rare timetable and depot drawing
reproductions
Lee Gustafson – Phil Serpico
Hard Cover: $49.95

For four years she lived in an ATSF railroad car while her husband worked on the track. This is her story.
Frances Wood
Soft Cover: $11.00

A unique selection of photographs, illustrations and maps accent
this historical review of railroad construction
Phil Serpico
Hard Cover: $29.95

Historical review of Southern California branch line construction from
Los Angeles to Port Ballona, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica and the modern
day operation at Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach
Philip C. Serpico
Hard Cover: $29.95

"In the temple of Southwestern Railroadiana, the high priest
is David Myrick"……………..Stan Paher
David F. Myrick
Hard Cover: $75.00

"An omnibus compilation of facts and photographs that is at once a
monument to the author’s indefatigable genius……."
……………The San Francisco Chronicle
David F. Myrick
Hard Cover: $75.00

This third volume of the series contains additional information about the northern roads, including some not covered in previous volumes
David F. Myrick
Hard Cover: $75.00

A faithful reproduction of the circa-1930’s give-away booklet
A Mojave River Valley Museum Publication
Soft Cover: $7.00

Back roads, recreation sites, GPS grids
DeLorme detailed topographic maps
Soft Cover: $19.95

This volume combines the Atlas & Gazetteer Northern California and
Atlas & Gazetteer Southern & Central California.
Back roads, recreation sites, GPS grids.
Soft Cover: 24.95

Back roads, recreation sites, GPS grids
DeLorme detailed topographic maps
Soft Cover: $19.95

Back roads, recreation sites, GPS grids
DeLorme detailed topographic maps
Soft Cover: $19.95

Guides travelers along spectacular backroads and four-wheel drive trails in the South Coast region
Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus
Soft Cover: $24.95

Guides travelers along spectacular backroads and four-wheel drive trails in the Desert region
Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus
Soft Cover: $24.95

Includes landscape maps, recreation guides, detailed roads, GPS grids
A Benchmark Atlas
Soft Cover: $24.95

Detailed text describing where to go and what to look for at more
than 90 collection sites
James R. Mitchell
Soft Cover: $11.95

Revised and updated with more than 28 new sites, totalling more
than 75 in all
James R. Mitchell
Soft Cover: $12.95

This expanded and revised edition will lead the rock hound to over 82 of the best collecting locales for gems, minerals, and fossils
James R. Mitchell
Soft Cover: $12.95

Detailed text and maps lead the gem hunter to abandoned mine dumps,
stunning desert terrain, deep canyons, pristine mountains and beautiful
lakes in the search for specimens
James R. Mitchell
Soft Cover: $12.95

"Traveling unprepared in the vast Mojave Desert could be hazardous
to your health"….Bill
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers areas around Newberry Springs, Baker, Turquoise Mountain,
Shoshone-Tecopa, valley Wells, and Mountain Pass
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers prominent ghost towns and scenic areas of the Calico
Mountains northeast of Barstow
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers areas around Joshua Tree Forest, Saline Valley, Hunter and
McElvoy Canyon, Willow Creek, and Beveridge
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers areas within Lucerne Valley, the surrounding desert and
mountain ranges
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Covers areas within Big Bear and the surrounding forests and
mountain ranges
Bill Mann
Soft Cover: $19.95

Contains 257 maps of trails to California, detailing the routes the gold
rush pioneers took to get from the Missouri River to El Dorado. Spiral
bound to lay flat - pages can be removed and re-inserted
Gregory M Franzwa
Soft Cover: $17.95

Whenever you visit one of our national parks, get that park's stamp in your Passport
The National Park Service and Eastern National
Soft Cover: $10.00

A Fun and fact-filled guide to the Antelope Valley, listing
festivals, events and directions for day trips
Bonnie D. Stone
Soft Cover: $16.95

A guide to 46 interesting four-wheeling excursions in the
Death Valley country
Roger Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to 35 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in the
High Sierra
Roger Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to 40 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in the
High Sierra
Roger Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to 34 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in the
High Sierra
Roger & Lois Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to 32 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in the
Mojave Desert
Roger & Lois Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A guide to 32 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in the
Mojave Desert
Roger & Lois Mitchell
Soft Cover: $21.95

A guide to 40 interesting and scenic four-wheeling excursions in Inyo
& Mono Counties
Roger Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A backcountry guide to 32 four-wheeling adventures in
Southern Nevada
Roger & Lois Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A backcountry guide to 34 four-wheeling adventures in
Southwestern Nevada
Roger & Lois Mitchell
Soft Cover: $19.95

A photo gallery of cars on Route 66 as America’s Main Street turns 80
Michael Wallis
DVD: $15.00

Containing rare old film footage, beautiful color film and interviews
with those who knew the prospectors, this is a documentary for anyone
who enjoys history
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

Tales of death, near-death, and survival in the desert
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

A CD that takes you on a virtual tour through Death Valley
Cliff Bandringa
Compact Disk: $20.00

Are there really caverns with hidden gold and ancient mummies in Death Valley?
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

Death Valley’s fascinating history comes to life in the words of
"old timers"
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

We’ll travel 2,400 miles down the Ol’ Highway. It’s your journey down
Historic Route 66, an American favorite
Michael Wallis
DVD: $15.00

A rare glimpse of the special attractions and quaint towns that have
made Route 66 the best known highway in the world
Michael Wallis
DVD: $15.00

Meet the people and visit the places that continue to make Route 66
the most fabled highway in the world
Michael Wallis
DVD: $15.00

Uses beautiful original color film footage, historically correct steam
train re-enactments, archival stills and never-before-seen railroad
footage
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

Using spectacular, original color film footage, achival film and
photographs, as well as re-enactments, this documentary brings to
life the Twenty Mule Team of Death Valley
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $15.00

Film maker Ted Faye takes us on an extraordinary journey below the surface of Death Valley Disc 1: Death Valley's Ancient Underground and Disc 2: Into Death Valley's Underground.
Ted Faye, Gold Creek Films
DVD: $17.00 (A 2-Disc Set)

Five half hour films about American folk artists. Includes Calvin Black's Possom Trot, Harry Lieberman's Hundred and Two Mature, Tressa Prisbrey's Grandma's Bottle Village, The Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder, and the paintings of Minnie Evans
Allie Light & Irving Saraf
DVD: $28.00