Title: A short history of California /
Authors: Hunt, Rockwell D., 1868-1966; Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift, 1856-1935.
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell,
Year: 1929
Subjects: California History.
Contents: The hidden paradise -- Discover -- Calafía, the Amazon queen -- Incentives to settlement -- Junípero Serra, torch bearer -- The Indians -- Mission, presidio, and pueblo -- Pastoral days -- The Spanish governors -- Explorations by sea and land -- Approach of the stranger -- Arrival of the Russians -- Revolution -- The new republic tries its wings -- Troublous times -- Social life of rancho, pueblo, and mission -- First blow for independence -- Fading of Serra's dream -- Last days of the Caballero's rule -- California's heritage from Spain and Mexico -- The westward march of American pioneers -- Pathfinders and homeseekers -- Early phases of the American conquest -- The American conquest completed -- Gold -- Men and days of '49 -- Political and legal status -- Birth of the golden state -- Flush times -- Vigilante days -- Development of commerce and industry -- Political activities -- Land titles and sqatterism -- The filibusters -- Forerunners of the railroad -- The Central Pacific Railroad -- Loyalty to the union -- The Chinese question -- The workingmen's movement and the new constitution -- Events following the Civil War -- Treatment of California Indians -- The progressive movement -- Japanese immigration -- Material progress -- Cultural development.