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Heritage Collection

The Heritage collection is reserved for research projects, in English, documenting a major aspect of the history of the Portuguese experience in California.

Every book is printed in a luxury edition: hardcover and full color.

Untamed Dreams - Faces of America

Untamed Dreams – Faces of America   NEW!

Project Coordinators: Francisco Henrique Dinis and José do Couto Rodrigues

A 393-page semi-hard cover, profusely illustrated, limited edition book that brings together individual immigrant’s life stories that represent the qualities that have long distinguished the Portuguese community of California.

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California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service

California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service

Award Winning Author logoRGBAuthor: Alvin Ray Graves

The author, Dr. Alvin Graves, thoughtfully introduces the reader to the pioneer Portuguese politicians from California’s San Joaquin Valley, by reflecting on their upbringing, their family lives, their civil service, their accomplishment and, for some, their pathway to Washington DC and the National Congress.

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Power of the Spirit

Power of the Spirit

Award Winning Author logoRGBCo-authors: Joe Machado, Ferreira Moreno,
Jose do Couto Rodrigues

This much anticipated publication documents the odyssey of a people and its courageous clergy in a conjugation of effort of epic proportions.

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Capelinhos

Capelinhos
Tony Goulart, Coordinator

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Capelinhos Portuguese Translation

Capelinhos, Portuguese
Translation Supplement
Tony Goulart, Coordinator

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Capelinhos English/Portuguese Bundle

Capelinhos, Bundle of English
and Portuguese Versions
Tony Goulart, Coordinator

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The Holy Ghost Festas

The Holy Ghost Festas

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(Note: this book is sold out)

The Portuguese Californians –
Immigrants in Agriculture
by Alvin Ray Graves

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The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California 1854-1904

The Portuguese Shore Whalers
of California, 1854-1904
by David E. Bertao

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Heritage Collection

  • Untamed Dreams – Faces of America NEW!
  • California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service
  • Power of the Spirit
  • Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America
  • Capelinhos (Portuguese translation supplement)
  • Capelinhos (Bundle of English and Portuguese versions)
  • The Holy Ghost Festas
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture
  • The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California 1854-1904

Pioneer Collection

  • A Barrelful of Memories
  • The Egg in the Water Glass: A Journey of a Lifetime
  • Footprints in the Soil: A Portuguese Californian Remembers
  • The Portuguese Presence in California

Fiction Collection

  • A Cow for the Holy Spirit: An Immigrant’s Journey
  • I No Longer Like Chocolates

Coleção Décima Ilha

  • Beijo de Abelha
  • IV International Conference on the Holy Spirit Festas
  • My Californian Friends
  • O Cântico do Silêncio
  • Perspectivas
  • PÓ: Poemas de Machado Ribeiro
  • Retalhos da Alma
  • Sol Posto
  • Tradições Portuguesas / Portuguese Traditions: In Honor of Claude L. Hulet (bilingual)

DVDs

  • Capelinhos DVD

Books on CD

  • The Holy Ghost Festas CD
  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture CD

Contact Us

Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, Inc.
1706 Zinfandel Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513-4342

email: info@portuguesebooks.org
phone: (408) 807-3235

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