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3. Juana Briones of 19th Century California - McDonnell, Jeanne Farr

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4. King & Queen of the River: The Legendary paddle-wheel steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen from Roaring Twenties to New Millennium - Garvey, Stan

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5. Polish Americans in California 1827-1977 and Who's Who - Przygoda, Jacek (Editor)

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6. The Founding of Mission Dolores and the End of Tribal Life on the Northern San Francisco Peninsula - Milliken, Randall

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