Checklist.

Johnson, Charles N.

 The Checklist provides notice of publications that portray the
 diverse and exceptional nature of California. Readers and publishers
 who wish to call attention to recent works, including reprints,
 are requested to send the following bibliographical information to
 the Checklist editor: author, title, name and address of publisher,
 date of publication, price (including postage and handling), binding
 (cloth or paper), International Standard Book Number (ISBN),
 and order address. Mail to Charles N. Johnson, Checklist Editor,
 Ventura County Museum of History & Art, 100 East Main Street,
 Ventura, CA 9300l or email: library@vcmha.org.

Barrett, Jim. Ma Duncan. Raleigh, NC: Ivy House Publishing Group, 2004. $23.95 (paper), plus $4.75 postage and handling, $1.00 for each additional copy. Elizabeth Ann "Ma" Duncan, convicted of the murder of her pregnant daughter-in-law, was the last woman to be executed in California. ISBN: 1-57197-384-2. Order from: Ivy House Publishing Group; 5122 Bur Oak Circle; Raleigh, NC 27612.

Barstow, Diantha L. The Colemans of California: A Family History Focusing on the Lives of John Crisp Coleman, Edward Coleman, and Persis Sibley Coleman. Savannah, GA: D.L. Barstow, 2003. $40.00 (cloth), includes shipping and handling. ISBN: 0-9727-3720-0. Order from: Diantha L. Barstow; 1 Log Landing Road; Savannah, GA 31411-3040.

Bernasconi, Jane V.R. and Marion P. H. Hoekenga. Daughters of History: Centennial Memoirs of the Daughters of California Pioneers. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Hills Books, 2000. $30.00 (cloth) ISBN: 1-8931-63314. Order from: Berkeley Hills Books; Post Office Box 9877; Berkeley, CA 94709.

Calloway, Colin G. One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. $39.95 (cloth) ISBN: 0-8032-1530-4. Order from: University of Nebraska Press; 233 North 8th Street; Lincoln, NE 68588-0255.

Copeland, Dennis and Jeanne McCoombs. A Monterey Album: Life by the Buy. Chicago, IL.: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. $24.95 (paper) ISBN: 0-7385-2098-5. Order from: Arcadia Publishing; 3047 N. Lincoln Ave., Ste. 410; Chicago, IL 60657, or by calling 1-888-313-2665.

Davis, Ronald L. William S. Hart: Projecting the American West. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003. $29.95 (cloth) ISBN: 0-8061-3558-1. Order from: University of Oklahoma Press; 4100 28th Ave. NW; Norman, OK 73069-8218.

Dennis, Jan. Manhattan Beach Police Department. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. $19.95 (paper) ISBN: 0-7385-2089-6. Order from: Arcadia Publishing; 3047 N. Lincoln Ave., Ste, 410; Chicago, IL 60657.

Dodge, Richard Irving. The Sherman Tour Journals of Colonel Richard Irving Dodge. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. $34.95 (cloth) ISBN: 0-8061-3425-9. Order from: 4100 28th Ave. NW; Norman, OK 73069-8218.

Fagin, Brian. Before California: An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003. $24.95 (cloth) "First comprehensive look at the history of the Golden State prior to the arrival of European settlers." ISBN: 0-7425-2794-8. Order from: AltaMira Press; 15200 NBN; Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214.

Hall, Joan. H. Cottages, Colonials and Community Places of Riverside, California. Riverside, CA: Highgrove Press, 2003. $24.00 (cloth) ISBN: 0-9631618-5-7. Order from: High-grove Press; Post Office Box 52888; Riverside, CA 92517.

Harter, Robert D., ed. Wagon Tracks: George Harter's 1864 Journey to California. Tucson, AZ: Patrice Press, 2003. $20.95 (paper) $4.95 shipping and handling. Order from: The Patrice Press; Post Office Box 85639; Tucson, AZ 85754-5639.

Isaacs, Sally Senzell. Life in a California Mission. Chicago, IL: Heinmann Library, 2002. $7.50 (paper) Series title: "Picture the Past." ISBN: 1-5881-0414-1. Order from: Heinmann Library; 1000 Hart Rd., 3rd Flr.; Barrington, IL 60010-2627.