San Francisco: Anthelion Press, Inc. (1975.). First edition - Stories of the California gold mining towns in the Mother Lode country of the Sierra foothills - both their colorful past, and the often picturesque remains. Among the towns written about are Drytown, Copperopolis, Volcano, Fiddletown, Placerville and more - and the characters include bandits like Murieta and Black Bart, the first baby born at the diggings, as well as the miners themselves. Photographs. 100 pages. ISBN: 0-89185-0058.

Pacific Bell, (1986.). First edition - Novel based on the experiences of a young doctor and his friends during the California Gold Rush. Photographs,. 223 pp.

San Francisco: Alchemy Books (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Local history at its finest, a fresh and lively memoir of the author's boyhood summers, starting in 1910, at the now long-gone lumber mill settlement of Pino Grande, 22 miles (originally a 6 hour trip by wagon) from Placerville, California. Fishing was one of his enduring favorite pastimes, and so much of this book is devoted to that -including fishing on the Rubicon River. Association copy INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to Sacramento journalist Mike Pulley "Thanks for your excellent feature. You must have spent a great deal of time on it to do such an excellent job. I hope you will enjoy reading my book. Good luck." Photographs. 252 pp.

Spring, TX: L & L Dreamspell, (2010.). SIGNED - Author's first mystery: newly divorced mom Laurel McKay joins a match-making service touted as a 'safe' alternative to online dating - but her dates seem to keep dropping dead. Very funny romantic mystery set in the Sierra foothills of Northern California. SIGNED on the title page by the author. 269 pp. ISBN: 978-1603182485.

Spring, TX: L & L Dreamspell, (2010.). SIGNED - Author's first mystery: newly divorced mom Laurel McKay joins a match-making service touted as a 'safe' alternative to online dating - but her dates seem to keep dropping dead. Very funny romantic mystery set in the Sierra foothills of Northern California. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author "to ---- To another Nancy Drew fan. Enjoy!" . 269 pp. ISBN: 9781603182485.

Spring, TX: L & L Dreamspell, (2013). SIGNED - The 2nd mystery in this humorous series featuring Laurel McKay, set in Northern California. SIGNED on the title page. 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1492717225.

Seattle: Open Hand Publishing, 1991. First edition - A biography for older children - the story of a woman, born in slavery, brought to California during the days of the gold rush, where her father was able to purchase the freedom of himself and his family. After living in Placerville during the 1850's she and her husband became one of a group of about 600 African Americans who emigrated to Vancouver Island in British Columbia in 1858. Illustrated with drawings by Karen Lewis. ISBN: 0-940880-385.