Dashiell Hammett

William F. Nolan

McNally & Loftin Pub

This book examines California's black populace as it moves within the sweep of state and national affairs: U.S. conquest of California, admission to the Union, the Civil War and the equal rights movements that followed, the world wars, and the momentous events of the last half of the twentieth century.

California's Black Pioneers: A Brief Historical Survey

Goode, Kenneth G.

Review\nAt last! The true story about Santa Barbara's mystery island, the tiny channel island of San Miguel.... so much has been written about the Lesters-- and the final tragedy--yet none has touched upon the warmth and tenderness of the family during the twelve years on this remote island as it is told by Elise Lester, wife of "King Herbert" of San Miguel. --Santa Barbara News Press

The Legendary King of San Miguel

Biographies & Memoirs

Elizabeth Sherman Lester

Regional U.S.

Margaret Eaton and her husband Ira were well known to Santa Barbarans in the early part of this century as operators of the Pelican Bay Camp on Santa Cruz Island. Beginning humbly with small-scale commercial fishing, seal hunting and passenger charters, the Eatons gradually developed a unique resort that came to be popular among writers, film companies and people from all over the country. Working from her diary and her memories, Mrs. Eaton wrote this extraordinary story of her life over a period of many years, until her death in 1947. She is remembered by her daufghter, Vera Eaton Amey, as a fearless and compassionate women. Mrs. Amey has done admirably well in sorting through mountains of letters, clippings and photographs to organize her mother's manuscript. She has also painstakingly consulted other sources to confirm, as much as possible, the accuracy of these recollections. With the passage of time- half a century and more- corroboration becomes increasingly difficult, and inconsistencies have inevitably crept in. The reader who would use "Diary of a Sea Captains Wife" as a historical reference is asked to bear this in mind. The true significance of Margaret Eaton's story lies in its appeal as the personal account of a woman living in a man's world, in a time and place remote from today's urban society. Jan Timbrook Associate Curator, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Diary of a Sea Captain's Wife: Tales of Santa Cruz Island

Travel

Eaton, Margaret H.

Travel Writing

Margaret Eaton and her husband Ira were well known to Santa Barbarans in the early part of this century as operators of the Pelican Bay Camp on Santa Cruz Island. Beginning humbly with small-scale commercial fishing, seal hunting and passenger charters, the Eatons gradually developed a unique resort that came to be popular among writers, film companies and people from all over the country. Working from her diary and her memories, Mrs. Eaton wrote this extraordinary story of her life over a period of many years, until her death in 1947. She is remembered by her daufghter, Vera Eaton Amey, as a fearless and compassionate women. Mrs. Amey has done admirably well in sorting through mountains of letters, clippings and photographs to organize her mother's manuscript. She has also painstakingly consulted other sources to confirm, as much as possible, the accuracy of these recollections. With the passage of time- half a century and more- corroboration becomes increasingly difficult, and inconsistencies have inevitably crept in. The reader who would use "Diary of a Sea Captains Wife" as a historical reference is asked to bear this in mind. The true significance of Margaret Eaton's story lies in its appeal as the personal account of a woman living in a man's world, in a time and place remote from today's urban society. Jan Timbrook Associate Curator, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Margaret Holden Eaton

Santa Barbara by the Sea

Business & Money

This illustrated book by Walker A. Tompkins takes a lighthearted look at the 40- year period between 1861 and 1901 when stagecoaches rolled over Gaviota and San Marcos passes to link the pioneer settlements of the county's coastal and inland valleys. Many of the century-old photographs have never been published. Meet the old-time stage drivers: visit the relay stations of long ago. You will find mirth and pathos in the true tales of highway robberies, along with legends of bygone days- all cemented into a solid background of facts researched by Santa Barbara's most prolific historian.

Stagecoach Days in Santa Barbara County

Walker A. Tompkins

Guide to Painted Cave

Hudson, Travis

Science & Math

Bicycling Santa Barbara

LEWIS, John

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Vintage Valley: The Wineries of Santa Barbara County

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Millner, Cork

Beverages & Wine

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