(Downey), Gerald A. Blackburn and the Aerospace Legacy Foundation (2009). Downey's Aerospace History: 1947-1999. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 128 p.). Former Engineer and Project Manager with North American Aviation and the Boeing Company. Aerospace industry--history; Downey, CA--history. August 1929 - Los Angeles industrialist, E. M. Smith purchased portion of Huynan Ranch in Downey, CA; his company, EMSCO Aircraft, first of what became memorable list of pioneers in aviation, space; from North American Aviation’s tenancy in 1947 to site closure in 1999 when engineers, scientists designed and developed aerospace technology that took man to moon, established permanent presence in space.

(Los Angeles), Glenn S. Dumke (1944). The Boom of the Eighties in Southern California. (San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 313 p.). Former President (San Francisco State College), Former Chancellor of the California State Colleges. Real property --California, Southern; California, Southern --Economic conditions. Early days of Anglo settlement of the region in the 19th century to the period when immigration explosion created the Southern California of the 20th century; 1876 - Southern Pacific Railroad arrived, immigration increased (prospective settlers from most of United States, \many countries of Europe); 1880s - land boom of unprecedented proportions in Southern California (great ranchos breaking up, vine and citrus culture gradually replaced Spanish-Mexican pastoral economy); city of Los Angeles, nucleus of the boom, increased in size by 500%; new suburban towns incorporated; trolley lines, banks, irrigated orange groves replaced cattle which had grazed on Mexican ranchos).

(Los Angeles), Clarence H. Matson (1945). Building a World Gateway; The Story of Los Angeles Harbor. (Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Era Publishers, 255 p.). Los Angeles (Calif.) --Harbor.

(Los Angeles), Remi Nadeau (1971). City-Makers: The Story of Southern California’s First Boom, 1868-76. (Corona del Mar, CA : Trans-Anglo Books, 168 p. [3rd ed.]. Los Angeles (Calif.) --History; California, Southern --History.

(Los Angeles), Kevin Starr (1990). Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s. (New York,. NY: Oxford University Press, 453 p.). California, Southern --History; Los Angeles (Calif.) --History. Some 2 million Americans migrated to California, vast majority settled in or around Los Angeles; how this major city arose almost defiantly on a site lacking many of the advantages required for urban development; how William Ellsworth Smyth propounded the importance of water in Southern California's future; how such figures as the self-educated, Irish engineer William Mulholland (who built the main aquaducts to Los Angeles) and George Chaffey (who diverted the Colorado River, transforming desert into the lush Imperial Valley) brought life-supporting water to the arid South; discovery of oil; 1930 - tripled in population, fifth largest city in the nation

(Los Angeles), William B. Friedricks (1992). Henry E. Huntington and the Creation of Southern California. (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 229 p.). Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927; Businesspeople--California, Southern--Biography; Entrepreneurship--California, Southern--History--20th century.

(Los Angeles), Ernest Marquez and Veronique de Turenne; foreword by Geraldine Knatz Ph.D. (2007). Port of Los Angeles: An Illustrated History from 1850 to 1945. (Santa Monica, CA: Angel City Press, 250 p.). Santa Monica native; Los Angeles-based journalist; first female Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles in 2006. Los Angeles--maritime--history; shipping--Los Angeles--history. Earliest years of remarkable maritime center; history of Port, development of Los Angeles, from pueblo to metropolis; established Los Angeles as major presence on international maritime scene; opened North America to Pacific Rim, brought world closer together. 2007 - Port observed the Centennial of the formation of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, and the official founding of the Port of Los Angeles.

(Los Angeles), James Flanigan with a foreword by Richard Riordan. (2009). Smile Southern California, You’re the Center of the Universe: The Economy and People of a Global Region. (Stanford, CA: Stanford General Books, 216 p.). Business Columnist (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, other publications). Business enterprises --California, Southern; Globalization --California, Southern; California, Southern --Economic conditions; California, Southern --Commerce. Southern California as economic model for United States, world; pillars of region's growth - dynamic entrepreneurship; rapid growth of international trade; harnessing, development of new technologies; evolution of entertainment industry; key transformations in economy, international trade (function of  developments in communications technology); achievements of region's people, businesses, institutions; influx of immigrants, role in building local businesses, bringing capital to region.

(Pasadena), Patrick Conyers, Cedar Phillips, and the Pasadena Museum of History (2007).   Pasadena: A Business History. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 127 p.). Director of Development (Pasadena Museum of History); Curator of Pasadena Museum of History exhibition, Prosperous Pasadena: Business in the Crown City and Beyond. Pasadena (Calif.)--Economic conditions--Pictorial works; Pasadena (Calif.)--Commerce--History--Pictorial works. Early agricultural days - brandy distillery, citrus and olive groves; 20th century - thriving resort and health town; with extensive range of establishments; business legacy still thrives on generations-old family businesses, corporate headquarters and regional franchises.

(Sacramento), Steven M. Avella (2008). The Good Life: Sacramento's Consumer Culture. Charleston, SC: Arcadia ,159 p.). History Professor m, Past History Department Chair (Marquette University). City and town life --California --Sacramento --Popular culture; Consumption (Economics) --History; Shopping --California --Sacramento --History; Grocery shopping --California --Sacramento; Consumers preferences --California --Sacramento --History; Housing --California --Sacramento --History; Restaurants --California --Sacramento --History; Shopping malls --California --Sacramento --History; Sacramento (Calif.) --History; Sacramento (Calif.) --Social life and customs.

Sacramento’s history from bottom up -buying and selling of goods; from gold rush to dot-com bubble and beyond, story of changing times, changing styles, changing fortunes, their effects on lives of people of Sacramento.

(San Diego), Thomas J. Cesarini, Kimber M. Quinney (2009). San Diego's Fishing Industry. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 128 p.). Founder and Executive Director of Convivio (Nonprofit Organization for Italian Humanities); Adjunct Faculty in the Department of History (California State University, San Marcos). California --San Diego -- history; Fish trade --California --San Diego. 1880s-1970s - Immigrant groups helped to create strong, dynamic fishing industry, became key component of city’s identity; innovations in boat design, nets, baiting techniques reshaped fleets that harvested tuna, sardines; on shore, canning factories sprang up, seafood markets bustled with activity, fish restaurants filled; energy, variety were hallmarks of San Diego’s fishing industry.

(San Francisco), Gunther P. Barth (1975). Instant Cities: Urbanization and the Rise of San Francisco and Denver. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 310 p.). Emeritus Professor of History (University of California, Berkeley). Urbanization --West (U.S.) --Case studies; Cities and towns --West (U.S.) --Growth --Case studies; City planning --Colorado --Denver --History --19th century; City planning --California --San Francisco --History --19th century. "Instant city is a type of settlement that condensed the protracted growth from wilderness to city into the span of a generation" - gold (wealth), human drive, and technology (railroad, telegraph).

(San Francisco), Roger W. Lotchin (1997). San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City. (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press,. 406 p. [orig. pub. 1974). American Studies Program,Department of History (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). San Francisco (Calif.) --History.

(Sausalito), Charles Wollenberg; foreword by Jack Tracy (1990). Marinship at War: Shipbuilding and Social Change in Wartime Sausalito. (Berkeley, CA: Western Heritage Press, 120 p.). Marinship (Firm) --History; Shipbuilding --California --Sausalito --History --20th century; World War, 1939-1945 --Social aspects --California --Sausalito; World War, 1939-1945 --California --Sausalito; Sausalito (Calif.) --Social conditions.

(Silicon Valley), Everett M. Rogers & Judith K. Larsen (1984). Silicon Valley Fever: Growth of High-Technology Culture. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 302 p.). Microelectronics industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History; Semiconductor industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History; High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History.

(Silicon Valley), Michael S. Malone (1985). The Big Score: The Billion-Dollar Story of Silicon Valley. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 442 p.). Microelectronics industry -- California -- Santa Clara County.

(Silicon Valley), Carolyn Caddes;  with a foreword by John Bardeen (1986). Portraits of Success: Impressions of Silicon Valley Pioneers. (Palo Alto, CA: Tioga Pub. Co.,,  138 p.). Microelectronics industry -- California -- Santa Clara County -- History; Semiconductor industry -- California -- Santa Clara County -- History; Computer industry -- California -- Santa Clara County -- History; Executives -- California -- Santa Clara County -- Biography; Success in business -- California -- Santa Clara County -- Case studies. Fathers of the transistor and of artificial intelligence; the legendary 'Fairchild Eight;' a Hungarian refugee who became a corporate president; one of the few women electronics executives; ..the inventors of the airport metal detector, the computer 'mouse,' the Pong video game, and the linear accelerator used for cancer therapy.

(Silicon Valley), AnnaLee Saxenian (1994). Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 226 p.). High technology industries--California, Northern; High technology industries--Massachusetts; United States--Economic conditions--1981---Regional disparities.

(Silicon Valley), Ed. Martin Kenney (2000). Understanding Silicon Valley: The Anatomy of an Entrepreneurial Region. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 285 p.). High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Social conditions.

(Silicon Valley), Ed. Chong-Moon Lee ... [et al.] (2000). The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 424 p.). High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); New business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Entrepreneurship--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Social conditions.

(Silicon Valley), Christian Lecuyer (2005). Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 424 p.). Historian at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History--20th century; Microelectronics industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History--20th century; Entrepreneurship--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Military-industrial complex--California--History--20th century; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--History--20th century. Silicon Valley's emergence and growth made possible by the development of competencies in manufacturing, product engineering, management.

(Southern), Allen J. Scott (1993). Technopolis: High-Technology Industry and Regional Development in Southern California. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 322 p.). Director of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and Professor of Geography (University of California, Los Angeles). High technology industries--California, Southern; Regional planning--California, Southern; Industrial location--California, Southern.