CONTENTS
Preface
History of California
Chapter I. — The Land and the Name
Chapter II. — The Story of the Indians
Chapter III. — “The Secret of the Strait”
Chapter IV. — The Cross of Santa Fe
Chapter V. — Pastoral Days
Chapter VI. — The Footsteps of the Stranger
Chapter VII. — At the Touch of King Midas
Chapter VIII. — The Great Stampede
Chapter IX. — The Birth of the Golden Baby
Chapter X. — The Signal Gun and the Steel Trail
Chapter XI. — That Which Followed After
Chapter XII. — “The Groves Were God’s First Temples”
Chapter XIII. — To All that Sow the Time of Harvest Should be Given
Chapter XIV. — The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
Chapter XV. — California’s other Contributions to the World’s Bill of Fare
Chapter XVI. — The Hidden Treasures of Mother Earth
Chapter XVII. — From La Escuela of Spanish California to the Schools of the Twentieth
Chapter XVIII. — Statistics
Counties of California
List of Governors
Bibliography
Index
