1) The Physical Setting: California and Beyond

2) The First Californians: Native Cultures

3) European Exploration: Voyages of Discovery

4) A Spanish Colonial Frontier: Missions, Presidios, Pueblos

5) Mexican California: The Heyday of the Ranchos

6) The Gold Rush: California Transformed

7) The Impact of the Railroad: The Iron Horse and the Octopus

8) Economic Growth: Progress and Its Discontents

9) The Great Depression: California in the Thirties

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