CONTENTS
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 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
This book is an attempt to present the history of California in so simple and interesting a way that children may read it with pleasure. It does not confine itself to the history of one section or period, but tells the story of all the principal events from the Indian occupancy through the Spanish and Mission days, the excitement of the gold discovery, the birth of the state, down to the latest events of yesterday and to-day. Several chapters, also, are devoted to the development of California’s great industries. The work is designed not only for children, but also for older people interested in the story of California, including the tourists who