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Del Tahquitz Hotel and Parking Lot, Palm Springs, late 1930s

 

Books about Riverside County's History

(Note - this is meant to be a list of currently available books.  For a somewhat exhaustive list of books regarding Riverside County's history, please see the Bibliography page)

Arcadia Publications

(The following Arcadia Publications are widely available at the usual outlets.  However, I strongly encourage purchasing them at the local museums/bookshops)

 

Arlington by Georgia Sercl

Banning by Kenneth Holtzclaw

Beaumont by Kenneth Holtzclaw and Mayor Jeff Fox

Blythe and the Palo Verde Valley by the Palo Verde Historical Museum and Society

Canyon Lake by Elinor Martin

Cherry Valley by Kenneth Holtzclaw and Tom Chong

Corona by Mary Wynn

Corona (Vintage Postcards) by Mary Wynn

Jurupa by Kim Jarrell Johnson

The Harris Company by Aimmee L. Rodriguez, Richard A. Hanks, Robin S. Hanks

Hemet by the Hemet Area Museum Association

Indio by Patricia Laflin

Inland Empire by John Howard Weeks

Lake Elsinore by Edythe J. Greene, Elizabeth Hepler, Mary Louise Rowden

Lake Matthews and Gavilan Hills by Kathleen Dever and Judy Whitson

Menifee Valley by Elinor Martin and Betty Bouris

Moreno Valley by Kenneth Holtzclaw and the Moreno Valley Historical Society

Murrieta by Marvin Curran, Loretta Barnett, and Rebecca Farnbach

Murrieta Hot Springs by Rebecca Farnbach, Loretta Barnett, Marvin Curran, Tony Guenther

Native Americans of Riverside County by Clifford Trafzer and Jeffrey Smith

Norco by Marge Bitetti

The Norconian Resort by Kevin Bash and Brigitte Jouxtel

Palm Springs in Vintage Postcards by Judy Artunian and Mike Oldham

Resorts of Riverside County by Steve Lech

Riverside 1870-1940 by Steve Lech

Riverside in Vintage Postcards by Steve Lech

Riverside's Camp Anza and Arlanza by Frank Teurlay

Riverside’s Mission Inn by Steve Lech and Kim Jarrell Johnson

Rubidoux by Kim Jarrell Johnson

San Gorgonio Pass by Kenneth Holtzclaw

San Jacinto by Kenneth Holtzclaw, Jack Warneke, and the San Jacinto Valley Museum Association

San Timoteo Canyon by Kenneth Holtzclaw and Peggy Christian

Temecula by Rebecca Farnbach and Loretta Barnett

Other Publications

(The following are generally available at local museums/bookshops. If you have questions, please contact me)

Along the Old Roads - A History of the Portion of Southern California that became Riverside County, 1772-1893 by Steve Lech

 

Valerie Jean's Date Shop, c. late 1940s

 

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