Historic Yosemite and Mariposa dot com offers books, historic photographs, and fine art photography of Yosemite National Park, Mariposa and Eastern Madera County, California .

Local historian and photographer, Leroy Radanovich, has documented the fasinating history of Yosemite and Mariposa County, living in Mariposa and working for the last thirty years in Yosemite National Park. Through Mariposa Heritage Press and with his then partner Scott Pinkerton, Leroy has photographed, written and published four books on Mariposa County History. Mariposa Heritage Press published the definitive history of the Mariposa County Court House, with Jim Law released Memories of El Portal, with Shirley Sargent published Mother Lode Memories, and working with Jim Cunningham and Molly Pierce, edited, re-designed and published the Truth About Joaquin Murietta by J.C. Cunningham.

Working with Arcadia’s Images of America, Radanovich wrote and published two books containing 200 historic images each plus a running narrative of the early history of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa County. A third offering on Yosemite National Park is in preparation. A long time columnist for the Mariposa Gazette, the oldest weekly publication in California, he has commented on a wide range of subjects for fifteen years.

Please feel free to inquire about any subjects related to Yosemite and Mariposa County at radanov@sti.net You may order any of the books and/or photographs using credit cards through Pay Pal or directly by mail with orders being prepaid.