Our California home
By: by Irmagarde Richards ; revised and adopted by the California State Board of Education
Series: California State series; California State series
Publisher: California State Department of education
Published: 1933
Place of publication: Sacramento, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 461
Notes: "Work and study plans" plus "Books you may want to read" at the end of each chapter.
Table of contents: title: The children of the great valley and their home; title: A city in the great valley; title: The uses of water; title: Where does the water come from?; title: Following the trail of the waters; title: The great map; title: The Indians of the great valley; title: The first white men in our California home; title: The first white men in the valley; title: The overland immigrants; title: Settlers in the great valley; title: The discovery of gold; title: The wheat farmers; title: Irrigation; title: Conquering the river floods. Draining the tule lands; title: Electricity; title: Petroleum and manufacturing; title: The ways men travel; title: Down to San Francisco Bay; title: The Redwood Highway; title: El Camino Real; title: Desert magic; title: Los Angeles, Queen of the Southland; title: Exploring around Los Angeles; title: Little Spanish dictionary.