  CONTENTS. GROUP I. THREE RIVAL CIVILIZATIONS. I. The LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE Taking Possession for France Group I. THREE RIVAL CIVILIZATIONS. Group II. BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN IDEA. Group III. GOLD IN CALIFORNIA, AND WHAT IT LED TO. Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Footnote 1 in the section "DEATH AND BURIAL OF DE SOTO" is missing. There are two [7] anchors for Footnote 7 in the section "SWORD AND GOWN IN CALIFORNIA". There are two [3] anchors for Footnote 3 in the section "THE LOST COLONY: ST. LOUIS OF TEXAS". The second appears to be a printer's error. No map was identified in the text showing the Santa FÉ and Oregon trails. No section was found referring to the "Edmunds Bill". The following alternate spellings were identified and retained:
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