New in the Sacramento Room

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New Books

Sacramento Collection (SAC) & Sacramento Area Authors (SAA)

• SPE Fiction Ryan, Shawna Yang; Locke 1928
  History interwoven with the story of a farming community, the founding of Locke, California, and the people who made the Delta a vibrant place.
• SPE 979.454 M996 2007 SAC Sacramento Impressions
  Postacard shots of all things Sacramento. Includes the usual - Capitol building and Tower Bridge, but also the not so usual - fruit can labels from local products and Patty Reed's doll on display at Sutter's Fort.
• SPE 246.96 C363zc 2006 Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
  A celebration of the building itself, as well as, a history of Catholicism in Sacramento.

California Collection (CAL)

• SPE 338.76632 M741zs 2007 CAL Silver, Julia Flynn; House of Mondovi
  Based on interviews conducted by the author, this book chronicles the formation of the wine industry in the Napa Valley.
• SPE 792.028 K36 2004 CAL Kenny, Laura June; Fleeing the Fates of the Little Rascals Nostalgic trip through Hollywood and Southern California by way of making movies. Some of the authors contemporaries were Frank Copra, senior and junior; and James Cagney's sister Jeanne. Chico Marx played poker with the author's father.
• SPE 791.068 S231 2007 CAL Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: a Century of the Sea
  Many photos, pictures, and discriptions of this classic amusement park. Good visit for those who have not been there.
• SPE 388.122 W214 2007 The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate
  The title of this one syas it all - photographs and stories from across the United States. Map on the endpapers highlights such waonders as Van Wert, Ohio and the location of Uncle Sam's grave in Indiana.