Images of America: California Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Images of America: California books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Sacramento's Greenhaven/Pocket Area (By: Carol Ann Gregory)
Buy on Amazon2001
The Chinese Community of Stockton (By: Sylvia Sun Minnick)
Buy on Amazon2002
Oakland's Chinatown (By: William Wong)
Buy on Amazon2004
Oakland Hills (By: Erika Mailman)
Buy on Amazon2004
Oxnard: 1867-1940 (By: Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt)
Buy on Amazon2004
Early Hayward (By: RobertPhelps)
Buy on Amazon2004
San Francisco's Potrero Hill (By: Peter Linenthal,Abigail Johnston)
Buy on Amazon2005
Los Angeles's Boyle Heights (By: Japanese American National Museum)
Buy on Amazon2005
Early Mill Valley (By: Claudine Chalmers)
Buy on Amazon2005
Glacier National Park (By: Bill Yenne)
Buy on Amazon2006
Oak Glen and Los Rios Rancho
Buy on Amazon2006
Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys (By: Margaret Clovis)
Buy on Amazon2006
Italians of the Bay Area (By: Carlos Bowden Jr)
Buy on Amazon2006
Italians of the Bay Area: The Photographs of Gino Sbrana (By: Carlos Bowden Jr.)
Buy on Amazon2006
San Francisco's Mission District (By: Bernadette C. Hooper)
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Jewish San Francisco (By: Edward Zerin Ph.D.)
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Grass Valley (By: Claudine Chalmers)
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Wells Fargo (By: Robert J. Chandler)
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Italians of the Gold Country (By: Carolyn Fregulia)
Buy on Amazon2007
San Francisco's Portola (By: Rayna Garibaldi)
Buy on Amazon2007
Lafayette (By: Mary McCosker,Mary Solon)
Buy on Amazon2007
San Francisco's Glen Park and Diamond Heights (By: Emma Bland Smith)
Buy on Amazon2007
San Francisco's Bernal Heights (By: Carl Nolte)
Buy on Amazon2007
The Portuguese in San Leandro (By: Meg Rogers,J. A. Freitas Library)
Buy on Amazon2007
The Portuguese in San Jose (By: Meg Rogers)
Buy on Amazon2007
Portuguese in San Leandro (By: Meg Rogers,J.A. Freitas)
Buy on Amazon2007
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley (By: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project,Lillian Gong-Guy,Gerrye Wong)
Buy on Amazon2007
San Diego's Little Italy (By: Kimber M. Quinney,Thomas J. Cesarini)
Buy on Amazon2007
Early Pomona (By: Mickey Gallivan)
Buy on Amazon2007
Italians in the Santa Clara Valley (By: Frederick W. Marrazzo)
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French San Francisco (By: Claudine Chalmers)
Buy on Amazon2007
Filipinos in Stockton (By: Dawn Bohulano Mabalon,Rico Reyes)
Buy on Amazon2008
Irish San Francisco (By: JohnGarvey,Karen Hanning)
Buy on Amazon2008
Cloverdale (By: Joan Wagele,Marge Gray)
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Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (By: Mark Aldrich,Katrina Pescador)
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Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood (By: Ruth Wallach,Linda Betsinger McCann,Dace Taube)
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San Diego's Fishing Industry (By: Kimber M. Quinney,Thomas J. Cesarini)
Buy on Amazon2009
Pinole (By: Joseph Mariotti,George Vincent,Jeff Rubin)
Buy on Amazon2009
Livingston (By: Elizabeth A. Watry,Robert V. Goss)
Buy on Amazon2009
Central Americans in Los Angeles (By: Rosamaria Segura)
Buy on Amazon2010
Filipinos in San Diego (By: Judy Patacsil,Rudy P. Guevarra Jr.,Felix Tuyay)
Buy on Amazon2010
San Francisco's North Beach and Telegraph Hill (By: Catherine A. Accardi)
Buy on Amazon2010
Italian Oakland (By: Rick Malaspina)
Buy on Amazon2011
Filipinos in Ventura County (By: Elnora Kelly Tayag)
Buy on Amazon2011
Lavender Los Angeles (By: Tom De Simone,Teresa Wang,Melissa Lopez,Diem Tran,Andy Sacher,Kersu Dalal,Justin Emerick)
Buy on Amazon2011
Los Angeles's Koreatown (By: Katherine Yungmee Kim,Tom LaBonge)
Buy on Amazon2011
Napa Valley Farming (By: Lauren Coodley,Paula Amen Judah)
Buy on Amazon2011
Woodland (By: Robin Datel,Dennis Dingemans,Thomas Krabacher)
Buy on Amazon2012
Napa Valley's Jewish Heritage (By: Henry Michalski,Donna Mendelsohn)
Buy on Amazon2012
Bay Area Roller Derby (By: Jerry Seltzer,Keith Coppage)
Buy on Amazon2012
Mexican Americans in Redlands (By: Antonio Gonzalez Vasquez,Genevieve Carpio)
Buy on Amazon2012
Going-to-the-Sun-Road (By: Bill Yenne)
Buy on Amazon2013
Riverbank (By: Glenn Allen Ditman)
Buy on Amazon2013
Sports of Santa Cruz County (By: Geoffrey Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2013
Olives in California's Gold Country (By: Salvatore Manna,Terry Beaudoin)
Buy on Amazon2014
Big Meadows and Lake Almanor (By: Marilyn Morris Quadrio)
Buy on Amazon2014
Italians of San Joaquin County (By: Ralph A. Clark)
Buy on Amazon2014
Early Ontario (By: The Ontario City Library)
Buy on Amazon2014
Vandenberg Air Force Base (By: Joseph T. Page II)
Buy on Amazon2014
Southern California Surf Music, 1960-1966 (By: John Blair)
Buy on Amazon2015
Italians of the Monterey Peninsula (By: Mike Ventimiglia)
Buy on Amazon2015
Wineries of Santa Clara Valley (By: Bev Stenehjem)
Buy on Amazon2015
Cambria (By: Wayne Attoe)
Buy on Amazon2015
Los Alamos Valley (By: R. Lawson Gamble)
Buy on Amazon2015
Lindsay (By: Sarah Troop)
Buy on Amazon2016
Cemeteries of the Western Sierra (By: Christopher A.Ward)
Buy on Amazon2016
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Images of America: California series is publication order: 1. Sacramento's Greenhaven/Pocket Area (By: Carol Ann Gregory) (2001), 2. The Chinese Community of Stockton (By: Sylvia Sun Minnick) (2002), 3. Oakland's Chinatown (By: William Wong) (2004), 4. Oakland Hills (By: Erika Mailman) (2004), 5. Oxnard: 1867-1940 (By: Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt) (2004), and 61 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Images of America: California series by J.R. Sanders contains 66 books. The series began in 2001 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Images of America: California series is written by J.R. Sanders. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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