Introduction
Early California History: An Overview
Table of Contents
- The Name and the Geography
- The First Peoples of California
- Spanish California
- The Missions
- Mexican California
- The United States and California
- The Discovery of Gold
- The Forty Niners
- Government and Law
- The Mines
- Towns and Cities
- From Gold Rush to Golden State
- California: Magnet for Tourists and Home Buyers
- Other Californians
- The Turn of the Century in California
- Conclusion: Reading California's Early History
"California As I Saw It"