 | California by James Lawrence
Buy new: $29.16 / Used from: $2.15 "The Golden State" of California is the most populous state in America. Total Population (circa 2000): 33,871,648. .... One out of every eight United States residents lives in California.
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 | Photographing San Francisco and California's Central Coast
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $15.28 California officially became a state on September 9, 1850. It was the 31st U.S. state.
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 | Inside Guide to Sacramento by Dan Flynn
Buy used from: $5.98 Sacramento (population 407,018) serves as the Capital City of "The Golden State".
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 | The Last Remaining Seats: Movie Palaces in Tinseltown by Robert Berger
Buy used from: $6.50 The first motion picture theater opened in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, April 2, 1902.
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 | Hollywood Walk of Fame Directory: A Walking Guide by Michael H. Kwas
Buy used from: $35.98 Joanne Woodward was the first performer to have a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame" (February 9, 1960).
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 | A Companion to California Wine: An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present by Charles L. Sullivan
Buy new: $43.59 / Used from: $2.99 There are more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually. The state produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.
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 | Death Valley and the Northern Mojave: A Visitor's Guide by William C. Tweed
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $8.99 California's Death Valley is recognized as the hottest, driest place in the United States. It's not uncommon for the summer temperatures to reach more than 115 degrees.
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 | An Introduction to Southern California Birds by Herbert Clarke
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.92 The State Bird is the "California Valley Quail".
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 | Benchmark California Road & Recreation Atlas, Fifth Edition (Benchmark Road & Recreation Atlas) by Benchmark Maps
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $9.99 California's State Flower is ..... The "California Poppy".
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 | The Hollywood Bowl: Tales of Summer Nights by John Henken
Buy used from: $4.49 The Hollywood Bowl is the world's largest outdoor amphitheater.
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 | Climbing Mt. Whitney by Wynne Benti
Buy used from: $6.00 California's Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states (14,495 feet).
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 | Living with Earthquakes in California: A Survivor's Guide by Robert S. Yeats
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $1.44 It is estimated there are approximately 500,000 detectable earthquakes (seismic tremors) in California each year.
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 | Big Sur: California Coast
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $14.49 Weird California Law -- In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap. (LOL!)
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 | Cruising Guide to San Francisco Bay - 2nd Edition by Carolyn Mehaffy
Buy new: $25.60 / Used from: $14.72 San Francisco Bay is considered the world's largest landlocked harbor.
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 | Sequoia National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide by Mike White
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $5.97 California's Sequoia National Park contains the largest living tree. Its trunk is 102 feet in circumference.
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 | Driving the Pacific Coast California, 5th: Scenic Driving Tours along Coastal Highways
Buy used from: $0.01 The state of California consists of 58 counties. .... Totalling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the USA.
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 | California State Flag Rayon On Staff 4 in. x 6 in.
Buy new: $2.95 In addition to its official nickname of "The Golden State", California is also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey", "The El Dorado State", and "The Grape State".
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 | California the Beautiful
Buy used from: $0.59 More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States. (Keep in mind, this statistic has NOTHING to do with the movie and TV industries, which are based there. (hehe) :-)
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 | Railways of San Francisco (CA) (Images of Rail) by Paul C. Trimble
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $5.89 Located in Sacramento, the "California State Railroad Museum" is the largest museum of its kind in North America.
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![Over California [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21N0C1FSZJL._SL75_.jpg) | Over California [VHS]
Buy used from: $2.99 California is the first U.S. state to ever reach a trillion-dollar economy in gross state product.
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 | Trees and Shrubs of California (California Natural History Guides) by John D. Stuart
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $11.56 The Redwood is the official State Tree. Some of the giant Redwoods in Sequoia National Park are more than 2,000 years old.
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 | San Francisco Then & Now (Then & Now) by Bill Yenne
Buy used from: $4.99 Weird California Law (#2) -- In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. (Soiled pajamas are, of course, legal car-washing rags.) (ROFL!!)
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 | Wild LA: A Celebration of the Natural Areas in and Around the City by James Lawrence
Buy used from: $0.22 Want another "Weird Law"? Okay. -- In Ventura County (CA.), cats and dogs are not allowed to engage in intimate relations without a permit. (I'm not making these up, folks! Honest.) :)
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 | Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme
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 | Best Places Northern California: The Locals' Guide to the Best Restaurants, Lodging, Sights, Shopping, and More!
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