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David K
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David K's Baja Book Collection: History Section
In no order, just as I pull a group off the shelf and type here the names and authors...
(The first five are by Harry Crosby)
The King's Highway in Baja California
Last of the Californios
The Cave Paintings of Baja California
Antigua California
Gateway to Alta California
A History of Lower California by Pablo L. Martinez
History of (Lower) California by Francisco Javier Clavigero
Peninsular California by Charles Nordhoff
Black Robes in Lower California by Peter Masten Dunne
The Letters of Jacob Baegert 1749-1761 Jesuit Missionary in Baja California (Dawson's Book Shop #45)
Ethnology and Linguistics of Baja California by Miguel Del Barco (Dawson's Book Shop #44)
Discovery of the Kingdom of California (1632) by Nicolas de Cardona (Dawson's Book Shop #35)
The Peninsular California Missions 1808-1880 by Francis J. Weber
The Central Desert of Baja California: Demography and Ecology by Homer Aschmann
Camp and Camino in Lower California by Arthur W. North
The Mother of California by Arthur W. North
Western Panorama 1849-1875 by J. Ross Browne
Voyagers to California by Del Wilcox
Where the Old West Never Died by Paul Sanford
Baja California Railroads by John A. Kirchner
Baja: Land of Lost Missions by Marquis Mc Donald
Baja California: Vanished Missions, Lost Treasures, Strange Stories Tall and True by Choral Pepper
Towns of Baja California by David Goldbaum
Baja California and its Missions by Tomas Robertson
Historic Sketches of the Californias (Spanish and Mexican Periods) by Philip S. Rush
Baja Legends by Greg Niemann
Loreto, Baja California (First Mission and Capital of Spanish California) by Ann & Don O'Neil
Indian population Decline (The Missions of Northwestern New Spain, 1687-1840) by Robert H. Jackson
Saints and Demons in a Desert Wilderness (A History and Guide to Baja California's Spanish Missions) by Dave Werschkul
The Californios (Photographs and Stories about the Descendents of the Mission Era in Baja California, Mexico) by Leland Foerster
Time of the Bells (The History of San Diego) by Richard F. Pourade
The Call to California (The Epic Journey of the Potola-Serra Expedition in 1769) by Richard F. Pourade (photography by Harry Crosby)
Las Misiones Antiguas (The Spanish Missions of Baja California) by Edward W. Vernon
The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez by Gene S. Kira
I also have several magazine-like publications of history related contents... and old maps, too!
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2009 additions:
The Missions and Missionaries of California, Volume 1. Lower California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (Second Edition c1929)
The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower California by Peveril Meigs c1935
The Missions of Baja California 1683-1848 by W. Michael Mathes c1977
The Camino Real and the Missions of the Baja California by Miguel Leon-Portilla c2008
The Land of Calafia: A Brief History of Peninsular California by W. Michael Mathes c2009
[Edited on 11-11-2009 by David K]
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BAJACAT
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no wonder you know so much..
You got a great collection Dk Im impress...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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Just having the books is not enough... I also need to have a connection with the peninsula, too!
Photos, books, and reading Baja Nomad posts all help with my Baja fever... But, they don't come close to actually being in Baja and experiencing it!
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Mexitron
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Great collection DK...impressive!
FYI--noticed you had Peninsular California by Charles Nordhoff...one of my Baja buddies is Frank Nordhoff--great grandson of Charles. Here he is in
1995. He just turned 85 yrs old this year and is still going strong--especially since he has a new girlfriend! 
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SoCalAl
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Hi David,
Ever thought about teaching some History of Baja combined with personal experience. I wonder how many would sign up say for a Saturday class in
a conference room somewhere and just go through some history lessons and a bunch of slide shows. I know it would make for a good time. Maybe you
could do it at the Fred Hall shows for a season every year??? I know the Fred Hall has several cities it visits and it would truely wake some people
up to the real Baja. At the very least they would respect the beauty of this desert and it's people. Just a thought...
SoCalAl
Ahh Baja.... Where you can hear yourself think & commingling with the locals will humble you.
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David K
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Hi Al,
That's what I do here and with my web sites... for fun.
I am not sure there is a big enough demand for a crazy Baja nut to talk about how 'Baja fever' drove Cortez to the 'island' of California and so many
more ever since!!!
Thanks for the kind thoughts and idea... 'They' know how to reach me!
By-the-way, a really great speaker on all things Baja is Graham Mackintosh and he is available for public lectures!!
In fact, he will be doing a slide show soon at Discover Baja Travel Club...
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David K
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Coming up next, Baja Travel Story section (Erle Stanley Gardner, Mike McMahan, Graham Mackintosh, etc.)...
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Paula
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David, do you know if all of Harry Crosby's books are still in print?
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Baja Bernie
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David K
My ear is tuned to the radio and I will stay tuned for your next list.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
David, do you know if all of Harry Crosby's books are still in print? |
Here is Harry's web home page: http://www.harrywcrosby.com/
Here is the link on Harry's web site of the books still available: http://www.harrywcrosby.com/bookshelf.htm
Here is the link to Sunbelt's Baja and Mexico books for sale: http://www.sunbeltbooks.com/store_category.cfm?catid=1230&am...
You can visit Sunbelt in El Cajon, as well!
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bajalera
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Nice collection, DK.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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Paula
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Thank you for the links, David
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
In no order, just as I pull a group off the shelf and type here the names and authors...
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All gringo authors with gringo world view! Where are the mexican and spanish authors? Surely, a few people wrote in Spanish.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
In no order, just as I pull a group off the shelf and type here the names and authors...
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All gringo authors with gringo world view! Where are the mexican and spanish authors? Surely, a few people wrote in Spanish. |
No, not all are 'gringo' authors. Did you look at them all?
The sad fact is there are very few Mexican authors whose books are translated into English. Included is the one, well known work by a Mexican:
A History of Lower California by Pablo L. Martinez
Also, not gringos:
History of (Lower) California by Francisco Javier Clavigero
The Letters of Jacob Baegert 1749-1761 Jesuit Missionary in Baja California
Discovery of the Kingdom of California (1632) by Nicolas de Cardona
Ethnology and Linguistics of Baja California by Miguel Del Barco
Much of the history of Baja pre dates Mexico, and research of Spanish and other documents from the missionaries is key to accurate historic data.
Local legends and beliefs are interesting, but may not be accurate. I have had this conversation with jrbaja, too.
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Iflyfish
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Wow, so many books! Amazing collection. Like old friends aren't they?
Thanks for all you share with us.
Iflyfish
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academicanarchist
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David. You left out one book from your list
David. You left out from your list the book that I gave you. You should still try to get a copy of Meigs, The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower
California.
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Here is a book that might be
inresting.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320107488986&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=320106577247&
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BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by academicanarchist
David. You left out from your list the book that I gave you. You should still try to get a copy of Meigs, The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower
California. |
No Robert, it's there: "Indian population Decline (The Missions of Northwestern New Spain, 1687-1840) by Robert H. Jackson"... look again!
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academicanarchist
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I stand corrected
I stand corrected amigo. How are things with you these days?
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David K
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Fine thanks... only wish I could be in Baja more! In the meantime I have been contributing here on Nomad...
If you look at the Historic Interest forum I have been posting the EL CAMINO REAL between the missions where it can be seen in the Google satellite
photos... So far, I spotted it near Gonzaga Bay on the north extreme and as far south as Mision Guadalupe del Sur. Also, the two ECR routes between
San Ignacio and Santa Gertrudis (west of the sierra and east of the sierra) can be seen.
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