A History of California: The American Period

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Macmillan, 1922 - 512 Seiten
"This volume ... aims to complement the work of Dr. Charles E. Chapman, whose History of California : the Spanish period, has already been published."--Preface.

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Inhalt

CHAPTER
1
RESTRICTIONS AND EVASIONS
11
THE RUSSIAN EXPERIMENT
22
THE WHALERS AND HIDE TRADERS
35
JEDEDIAH SMITH PATHFINDER OF THE SIERRAS
46
JAMES OHIO PATTIE FUR TRADER AND EXPLORER
61
THE SUCCESSORS OF SMITH AND PATTIE
75
ADVERTISING AND IMMIGRATIONJOHN BIDWELL
91
SAN FRANCISCO THE BOISTEROUS
284
THE QUEEN OF THE Cow COUNTIES
303
THE DAY OF THE FILIBUSTER
323
THE FIRST DECADE OF POLITICS
343
THE OVERLAND MAIL AND THE PONY EXPRESS
359
THE BACKGROUND OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
369
THE CENTRAL Pacific RAILROAD
383
THE DISCONTENTED SEVENTIES
402

IMMIGRATION AND TRAGEDYTHE DONNER PARTY
108
ANARCHY AND CONFUSION
153
PLANS FOR ANNEXATION
165
CALIFORNIA GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES
176
THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA
206
THE Gold Rush
225
STATEHOOD
247
MINES AND MINERS
261
A RÉSUMÉ
424
MATERIAL PROGRESS
440
REVIEW AND PROPHECY
461
APPENDIX A THE GOVERNORS OF CALIFORNIA 18461922
469
A FORTYNINER IN LOWER CALIFORNIA
483
RICHARD KERNS REPORT OF 1853 ON THE ROUTE
496
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