Writing the biography of Auckoo, jungle guide, naturalist and botanical expert. Two weeks of interviews then plant identification in the jungle, particularly headache remedies.
evening on the Amazon
Author Cathy Luchetti has published six photo history books that chronicle the American frontier through the stories of pioneer men, women, and children through themes of courtship, love, marriage, cooking and children: Women of the West, Under God's Spell, Home on the Range, Medicine Women, Men of the West and children of the West.
Cathy Luchetti's book awards include the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award for Literary Excellence, the James Beard Award for Best Writing on American Food History, runner up for the Willa Cather Award for Non-Fiction from Women writing the West, and winner of the Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2001.
Cathy Luchetti is also author of the Hot Flash Cookbook, which won the Fifth Annual World Cookbook Fair Award, Perigeaux, France.
In addition: Library Laureate, San Francisco, CA 2005
Library of Congress "Books & Beyond" series lecture
National Archives speaker
Laura Bush's White House Symposium on Women of the West in the Salute to American Authors Series to promote reading and literacy
The Sacramento Book Collectors Club 63 Anniversary Honoree
Grant Recipient, the Book Club of California
Cathy Luchetti 