Introduction

Early California History: An Overview

Table of Contents

  1. The Name and the Geography
  2. The First Peoples of California
  3. Spanish California
  4. The Missions
  5. Mexican California
  6. The United States and California
  7. The Discovery of Gold
  8. The Forty Niners
  9. Government and Law
  10. The Mines
  11. Towns and Cities
  12. From Gold Rush to Golden State
  13. California: Magnet for Tourists and Home Buyers
  14. Other Californians
  15. The Turn of the Century in California
  16. Conclusion: Reading California's Early History

"California As I Saw It"