Grass Valley, California

Stories of the Sierra Nevada Foothills

Comstock Bonanza Press has published the history, natural history, and memoir of California's Gold Country since 1982 — books written for the communities they document.

Postage is included in the price of all books sent singly within the United States.·Orders shipped outside the United States will have additional postage added.

Our Books

Histories, memoirs, and natural guides rooted in California's Sierra Nevada foothills — researched and published in Grass Valley since 1982.

1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County California
Paperback

1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County California

Nevada County Historical Society

$20.00
A Tale of Two Cities and a Train

A Tale of Two Cities and a Train

$20.00
Brides of the Gold Rush 1851–1859
Hardback

Brides of the Gold Rush 1851–1859

$20.00
California's Troubadour
Paperback

California's Troubadour

$20.00
Feliciana's California Miracle
Hardcover

Feliciana's California Miracle

Esther J. Comstock

$20.00
Ghost Towns of Nevada County

Ghost Towns of Nevada County

Gold Camp Gentleman

Gold Camp Gentleman

Gage McKinney

Gold Diggers & Camp Followers 1845–1851
Hardcover

Gold Diggers & Camp Followers 1845–1851

David Allan Comstock

$27.50
Greenbacks and Copperheads 1859–1869
Hardback

Greenbacks and Copperheads 1859–1869

$15.00
Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada

Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada

Hellacious California
Paperback

Hellacious California

$14.00
Highly Respectable Families

Highly Respectable Families

$20.00
History of Us: Nisenan Tribe of the Nevada City Rancheria
Paperback

History of Us: Nisenan Tribe of the Nevada City Rancheria

Tribal Chairman Richard B. Johnson

$20.00
It Happened at the National

It Happened at the National

Lake Olympia and Glenbrook Park

Lake Olympia and Glenbrook Park

Lester Pelton and the Pelton Water Wheel

Lester Pelton and the Pelton Water Wheel

Nevada City

Nevada City

Nevada City Nisenan

Nevada City Nisenan

Nevada City Wild

Nevada City Wild

Nuggets of Nevada County History
Paperback

Nuggets of Nevada County History

$15.00
Pebbles in the Stream

Pebbles in the Stream

Sawdust Trails in the Truckee Basin

Sawdust Trails in the Truckee Basin

Showdown at the Bouzy Rouge
Paperback

Showdown at the Bouzy Rouge

$10.00
Sierra Stories

Sierra Stories

Sierra Wildflowers

Sierra Wildflowers

Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County
Paperback

Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County

$16.00
Tail of the Elephant
Hardback

Tail of the Elephant

Their Spirits Took Flight

Their Spirits Took Flight

When Miners Sang
Paperback

When Miners Sang

$20.00
You Bet California Gold Fever
Paperback

You Bet California Gold Fever

$15.00
The Nature of This Place: Investigations and Adventures in the Yuba Watershed
Paperback

The Nature of This Place: Investigations and Adventures in the Yuba Watershed

Edited by Bruce Boyd and Liese Greensfelder; Foreword by Gary Snyder

$26.00
The North Fork Mine of the Alleghany-Forest City Mining District, Sierra County, California
Paperback

The North Fork Mine of the Alleghany-Forest City Mining District, Sierra County, California

Raymond W. Wittkopp and Wayne C. Babros

$12.00
My Gold Rush Adventure 1853–1857
Hardcover

My Gold Rush Adventure 1853–1857

John Carruthers Bates

$25.00
Gold Mining Genius: A Life of George W. Starr
Paperback

Gold Mining Genius: A Life of George W. Starr

Gage McKinney

$23.00
A Long Ways to Go: Lowell Guy Robinson & Robinson Enterprises
Paperback

A Long Ways to Go: Lowell Guy Robinson & Robinson Enterprises

Martin Keith Marsh & David A. Comstock; Foreword by Gage McKinney

$15.00

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