Howdy, Here's Part 2 of my CA book list:: SOUTHERN TRAILS: ABERT, Lieut. J. W.. "Report of Lieut. J.W. Abert[ topo engineer with Gen.Kearny] of his Examination of New Mexico[Santa Fe Trail] in the years 1846-47.".NM: Horn & Wallace, 1962. (NOTE: Even though pre-gold rush era, this 1846 historic diary contains an excellent discription of the Santa Fe Trail.) ALDRICH, Lorenzo D. "A Journal of the Overland Route to California & the Gold Mines.".Notes by Glen Dawson;LA:Dawson's Book Shop 1950. (NOTE:Informative Southern Trail diary). BEIBER, Ralph P. "Southern Trails to CA in 1849." Philly:Porcupine Press 1974. (NOTE:An excellent Southern Trails overview with some diaries.) BROWNLEE, Robert. "An American Odyssey". ed. Patricia A.Etter, Fayetteville:Uof Ark 1986.(NOTE: Another one of my favorites - excellent annotations). ECCLESTON, Robert. "Overland to California on the Southwestern Trail, 1849- Diary of Robert Eccleston".eds.George Hammond & Edward Howes;CA UorCA Press 1950.(NOTE: This diary disappointed. .But it gives a realistic account of the Southern Trail's Apache Pass.) ECCLESTON, Robert "Diaries of Robert Eccleston: The California Gold Rush, Yosemite and the High Sierra."'[The Mariposa Indian War of 1850-51], ed.C. Gregory Crampton Salt Lake City: Univ. of Utah Press 1957 (NOTE: Truly historic diary with good notes.) FOREMAN, Grant. "Marcy & the Gold Seekers-The Journal of Capt. R. B. Marcy, with an account of the Gold Rush over the Southrn Route" - Norman: U ofOK Press 1939.(NOTE: Lots of Southern Trail names.) GRIFFIN, Dr. John S. "The Diary of John S. Griffin, Asst Surgeon with Kearny's Dragoons, 1846-1847;(SF CA Hist. Soc. MCMXLIII)(NOTE: First rate, on the spot CA history). HARRIS, Benjamin Butler. "The Texas Argonauts and the California Gold Rush",ed.Richard H. Dillon,Norman: U of OK Press 1960).(NOTE: Another of my favorites - super, dupper stories with excellent annotations.) HAYES, Judge Benjamin. "Pioneer Notes from the Diaries of Judge Benjamin Hayes, 1849 - 1875". NY: Arno Press 1976. (NOTE: Another winner for Southern Trails researchers - yep, I'm prejudiced:-). HUFF, William P. "Journal of William P. Huff of an Overland Trip from Richmond,Fort Bend County,TX in the years 1849 and 1850".Copyright David Ewing Stewart.(NOTE: Only spot read. Informative, but somewhat rambling.) WILLIAMS, Isaac. "Record Book of the Chino Ranch"; ed.Lindley Bynum,(Hist.Soc. of So. CA Ann.Pub. 1934, Vol. XVI, Part 1. (NOTE: First rate. On the spot CA history).. GENERAL SAIL- TRAIL INFORMATION CORLE, Edwin, "The Gila -River of the Southwest", Lincoln: U. of Neb.Press 1951. (NOTE; A neat history of the Gila River area).. GREGG, Josiah, "Commerce of the Prairies". NY: J.P.Lippincott 1962 (NOTE: One of the all time great plains books) HOWARD, Thomas Frederick. "Sierra Crossing - First Roads to CA." Berkeley: Uof CA Press. (NOTE: A good, recent, scholarly book). JENKINS, Myra Ellen & Albert H.Schroeder, "A Brief History of New Mexico;U of NM Press 1974.(NOTE: Succinctly describes NM history with a lot of the Santa Fe Trail and the Rio Grande portion of the Southern Trail) MARCY, Randolph B. "The Prairie Traveler - A Handbook for Overland Expdiitions". Williamstown,MA,Corner House Publl. 1962 (NOTE: Like Gregg's book, another all time classic.) STEWART, George R., "The California Trail - An Epic with many Heroes". NY: McGraw-Hill 1962. (NOTE: Another excellent overview book.). WARE, Joseph E. "The Emigrant's Guide to California, containing every point of information for the emigrant - including routes, distances, water, grass, timber, crossing of rivers, passes, altitudes, with a large map of routes, and profile of country, &c., with full directions for testing and assaying gold and other ores." St.Louis: J. Halsall 1949 .(NOTE:Fun, fun book that many emigrants carried overland to CA.) LOCAL CALIFORNIA HISTORY: BARRETT, Ila Goss. "Memories of Coulterville". 1954(NOTE:Sorry, didn't copy publication info - another good local history book) BOYD, William Harland. "Stagecoach Heyday in the San Joaquin Valley, 1853 - 1876;Fresno: Pioneer Pub.Co(Kern Co. Historical Society) 1983)(NOTE: Looks pretty good - only scanned it). BUNNELL, Lafayette Houghton. "Discovery of the Yosemite and The Indian War of 1851";Freeport,NY: Books for Libraries Press. (NOTE:A scholarly book with many Yo Semite lithos). CALIFORNIA TRAVELER. "Historic Legends of Mariposa County" ed. Fred Cook; Volcano,CA 1974. (NOTE:Fun book with a lot of Merry Posey tales:-)) CHAMBERLAIN, Newell D. "The Call of Gold - True Tales on the Gold Rush to Yosemite".(NOTE: Sorry, I didn't copy publishing info. This is an excellent history book about Mariposa County and Yo Semite.). REINHARDT, Ricard."Out West on the Overland Train".NJ: Castle Books 1967. (NOTE: Just scanned it. Lots of pretty pixs.). RUNTE, Alfred. "Yosemite - The Embattled Wilderness." -Lincoln,NE:Uof NE Press 1990.(NOTE: Pleasant Yosemite history book). RUSSELL, Carl Parcher. "One Hundred Years in Yosemite"Yosemite: Yosemite Assoc. 1992.(NOTE: A good history book) SALAZAR, Francisco. "The Gold of Old Hornitos" as told to William B. Secrest; Fresno: Saga-West Publ 1964(NOTE: Another fun local history). SHEBL,James. "The American Adventure of Captain Charles M. Weber."Lodi:San Joaquin Hist.Soc.1993. (NOTE: Good bio with Stockton info). WOOD, Raymund F.. "California's Agua Fria - The Early History of Mariposa County." Fresno: Academy Library Guild 1954.(NOTE: Another excellent Mariposa County history book.) That's a bunch of books - thanks again folks . I would have been high(figuratively:-) and dry(literally:-) here in TX without your help. Don't want to be greedy. But I continue to welcome book finding tips, especially on gold rush era diaries/journals and early Merry Posey stuff.:-)))) Have a nice day, Bob Norris in Dallas <BNorris166aol.com>