When cholera decimates her family in August, 1848, Laurin must struggle to complete the wagon trek into California and to find survival for her younger siblings in an unpredictable world ruled by men, gold, and greed.  

THE SMALL WINDOW, by Linda Clark is a work of historic fiction, centered in California Gold Rush, 1848-1849, with appeal to both young adult and mature readers. 

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Author David H. Johnson spent 20 years researching pioneer crossings of rugged Sonora Pass and exploring the terrain on foot.  His detailed maps and color photographs graphically illustrate the obstacles that wagon trains and explorers encountered along the Walker River Trail.  Biographies of over 300 Sonora Pass pioneers acquaint the reader with these brave souls.  Indexed.  Hardbound.  pp 208.  

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A collection of illustrated articles published in the Union Democrat during the City of Sonora's150th birthday year, 2001. City Historian, Pat Perry, is the principal author. A special photo supplement makes this nostalgic tribute to the "Queen of the Southern Mines" all the more collectible. Indexed. Paperback.

A history of Tuolumne County as it appeared in 1861 from a series of newspaper articles by eccentric Captain Thomas R. Stoddart. Annotated by Carlo De Ferrari, Tuolumne County's official historian. Indexed. Hardbound.

The first 40 years of Chispas are bound in ten year increments with index. Each hardbound volumne contains 40 Chispa quarterlies, full of local historical material not found anywhere else. Vol. I (July, 1961 - June, 1971); Vol. II (July, 1971 - June, 1981); Vol. III (July, 1981 - June, 1991); and Vol. IV (July, 1991 - June, 2001). Prices shown are per volume.

Reprinted from the original 1882 edition, this Sesquicentennial Edition with index contains a detailed account of the early days and many biographical sketches of the county's first settlers. It is considered to be "official history". Hardbound.

Reprint of the 1924 edition of Memories of Mark Twain and Steve Gillis, enhanced with different accounts of the jumping frog story as well as by the remarks made by Archie D. Stevenot at the dedication of the Mark Twain cabin in 1922. Paperback.

Second printing of the journals and letters of Lewis C. Gunn and his wife, Elizabeth. Orignially published in 1928 by the Gunn Family. This Gold Rush literature classic, is now available with an index and a dust jacket featuring the 1856 lithograph of Sonora showing the Gunn family's home. Indexed. Hardbound. 

Manual J. "Manny" Marshall's nostalgic reminiscences, accompanied by numerous photographs and maps of Tuolumne County's Sugar Pine steam railroad from the 1903 through the 1940s. Edited by Pamela A. Conners. Printed in 1991, reprinted in 1996. Hardbound.

Written by the late Mary Grace Paquette and filled with numerous photographs, this book recaptures the flavor of an era passed with the last century while tracing the history of many French-speaking argonauts and their activities in and around Tuolumne County. Paperback.

Excellent review of the county's mining and business activities at the turn of the 20th Century. Includes map of the mines and many illustrations. Paperback.

Published by Sonora's Union Democrat newspaper, this illustrated book documents economic life, communities and many businesses in Tuolumne County in 1909. Paperback.