From the Book - Second edition, revised printing.
California geography and Indians
The foundation of California: Spanish exploration
Spanish California: boom to bust, 1781-1822
Mexican California: triumphant permanent settlement and foreign influences
The early days of American-California
The Gold Rush and California statehood
California: the first decade of statehood
Mining, land, and racial attitudes in 19th century California
The Civil War, the transportation revolution and a new economy
Forces of change, 1850-1900
California society, 1850-1915
California labor: the formative years
California between the wars, 1920-1940
California after the War, 1945-1962
Reform and recreation: California in the 1960s and 1970s
From Jerry Brown's chameleon politics to the San Francisco City Hall Killings, 1970-1984
California in the 1980s: the Golden State and the roller coaster ride to conservatism
California in 1999: the democrats return, Governor Gray Davis and the progressive majority.
