Many of these books can be purchased in-person at the Nevada County Historical Society (NCHS) Bookstore. *Check there first to support both the author and the local nonprofit organization.
While the NCHS concentrates on books with a Nevada County history focus, our walking tours sometimes reach beyond that.
Other places to check for in-person books focused on local history is the Nevada City SPD market and the Madelyne Helling Library.
Online purchase links can be found below or on Bookshop.org which sends a % of the sale to The Book Seller in Grass Valley. [Not all of the books listed below appear on Bookshop.org]
Books Listed in Hiking & History Tours
Alphabetical Order
Bridge of Knots by Candy Shue
California Native Plant Society bookstore
Cemeteries of the Western Sierra by Chris Ward
China Gold by Theresa Sparks | Nevada County Historical Society | Donate to NCHS Archive
Chinese Historic and Heritage Sites: Sierra Nevada and Foothills
Crossing: A Chinese Family Railroad Novel by Lisa Redfern | Powell’s Books
Exploring Nevada County Landmarks by Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission
Frontier Teachers: Stories of Heroic Women of the Old West by Chris Enss
Ghosts of Gold Mountain by Gordon Chang on Amazon
Hammonton and Marigold by Robert and Ruth Criddle
Memoir of a Swiss Chef by Karl Resch
Mercy Generation to Generation by Sister Mary Evangelist Morgan (California Libraries)
Nature Noir: A Park Ranger’s Patrol in the Sierra by Jordan Fisher Smith
Nevada City Wild by M.K. Imus available at Nevada City SPD, NCHS Bookstore, or Amazon | Rose Murphy’s book review
Lake Olympia and Glenbrook Park by Vince Seck & Tanis Thorne
Gary Noy, California history books Amazon | Powell’s Books
The 1930s: No Depression Here by Gage McKinney
Their Spirits Took Flight by Brian Swada
Trees and Shrubs of Nevada and Placer Counties, California by Redbud Chapter California Native Plant Society
Unbound Voices by Judy Yun on Amazon
When Miners Sang: The Grass Valley Carol Choir, Gage McKinney