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Sierra Maritime Publications
offers two great books on Lake Tahoe's maritime history: Tahoe City Yesterdays, and Meeks Bay Memories, both by Carol Van Etten. Printed in black and white with modest-quality photographs, they are not coffee-table books paint a rich picture of life around the lake in the early part of the century. These books are not available through Amazon.com, but the Sierra Maritime site includes ordering information. You can also find them at many bookstores in the Lake Tahoe area.

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Tahoe Heritage : The Bliss Family of Glenbrook, Nevada

by Sessions S. Wheeler, William W. Bliss (Contributor)

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Tahoe : From Timber Barons to Ecologists
by Douglas Hillman Strong

Tahoe Place Names : The Origin and History of Names in the Lake Tahoe Basin
by Barbara Lekisch, Peter Browning (Editor)

Lake Tahoe is full of places with odd names. If you're curious about where the names come from, this is the place to find out.

Stopping Time : A Rephotographic Survey of Lake Tahoe
by Peter Goin, C. Elizabeth Raymond, Robert E. Blesse (Contributor)

Photographs of Lake Tahoe in quieter times.


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