Among the many authorities consulted for the work, special acknowledgment is due to the historians, Theodore H. Hittell and H.H. Bancroft.

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CONTENTS

[CALIFORNIA'S NAME AND EARLY HISTORY]

[THE STORY OF THE MISSIONS AND OF FATHER SERRA]

[BEFORE THE GRINGOS CAME]

[THE AMERICANS AND THE BEAR-FLAG REPUBLIC]

[THE DAYS OF GOLD AND THE ARGONAUTS OF '49]

[MINING STORIES]