Raven River Press
Specializing in books about Central California and the southern Sierra Nevada
NOW AVAILABLE FROM Raven River Press
The Melodramatic Life of Eva Evans:
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MORE NEWS COVERAGE ABOUT TRAIN ROBBER'S DAUGHTER: As seen on KSEE CHANNEL 24 SUNRISE Laguna Beach Independent, May 30, 2008 The Kaweah Commonwealth, January 25, 2008 Hanford Sentinel, Feb. 29, 2008
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The name Raven River Press comes from the origin of the name Kaweah, as in the Kaweah River which runs from the high Sierra down through Three Rivers and to its delta near Visalia. As explained in Co-Operative Dreams: Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga christened it Rio San Gabiel in the early 1800s, but by the middle of the nineteenth century, the river had come to be called Kaweah. Tulare County historians have explained the name as being derived from the Gawia Indians, a band of Yokuts who once lived on its banks. It has also been suggested that the name means "raven," or perhaps more accurately a combination of the Yokuts words for "raven's call" and "water," making the Kaweah the "river of the calling raven."
For more information about Three Rivers and Kaweah Country, check out The Kaweah Commonwealth, the weekly newspaper serving Three Rivers and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks.
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A Brief History of Raven River Press
Raven River Press, which specializes in books about central California and the southern Sierra Nevada, was founded in 1999 with the publication of its first title: Co-Operative Dreams: A History of the Kaweah Colony.
Although currently out of print, the book has become the definitive work on what was the most intriguing utopian community experiment in California history, and will be re-issued by Raven River Press some time in late 2009.
In 2002, in conjunction with the dedication of the Forest J. Grunigen Library at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Raven River Press published A Strength Born of Giants: The Life and Times of Dr. Forest Grunigen.
Co-authored by Co-Operative Dreams author Jay O'Connell and Dr. Grunigen's widow, Dolores Grunigen, the biography of a well-known osteopathic physician, who was born in 1905 in Sequoia National Park and grew up in Three Rivers, was enthusiastically received. Dr. Grunigen did much for osteopathic medicine and was instrumental in bringing the medical school to U.C. Irvine, where the research library was named in his honor.
In February 2008, Raven River Press proudly published the first full-length biography of Eva Evans, the daughter of one of the most notorious outlaws of the Old West.
Train Robber's Daughter: The Melodramatic Life of Eva Evans, 1876-1970 is the result of over six years work. Click on the title to read more about this fascinating biography and to read chapter excerpts from the book. click here to read the review from True West magazine
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