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Martha of California

Martha of California

by James Otis

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Author
Otis, James, 1848-1912
Title
Martha of California: A Story of the California Trail
Credits
Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
United States -- History -- 1849-1877 -- Juvenile fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
44600
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44600
Release Date
January 6, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Martha of California
  2. 2.JAMES OTIS'S PIONEER SERIES
  3. 3.FOREWORD
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.A CHANGE OF HOMES
  6. 6."JOE BOWERS"
  7. 7.THE REASONS FOR MOVING
  8. 8.MOTHER'S ANXIETY
  9. 9.HOW WE WERE TO TRAVEL
  10. 10.OUR MOVABLE HOME
  11. 11.LEAVING ASHLEY
  12. 12.EBEN JORDAN
  13. 13.ON THE ROAD
  14. 14.EBEN'S PREDICTIONS
  15. 15.WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT CALIFORNIA
  16. 16.THE FIRST ENCAMPMENT
  17. 17.NIGHT IN CAMP
  18. 18.THE TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE
  19. 19.KANSAS INDIANS
  20. 20.LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR TROUBLE
  21. 21.A STORMY DAY
  22. 22.A LACK OF FUEL
  23. 23.MAKING CAMP IN A STORM
  24. 24.A THUNDERSTORM
  25. 25.ANOTHER COMPANY OF PIKERS
  26. 26.THE STOCK STRAY AWAY
  27. 27.AN INDIAN VILLAGE
  28. 28.I WEARY WITH SO MUCH TRAVELING
  29. 29.EBEN'S BOASTS
  30. 30.SUFFERING WITH THIRST
  31. 31.IN SEARCH OF WATER
  32. 32.QUENCHING OUR THIRST
  33. 33.MAKING BUTTER
  34. 34.A KANSAS FERRY
  35. 35.THE SURPRISE AT SOLDIER CREEK
  36. 36.BREAD MAKING
  37. 37.PRAIRIE PEAS
  38. 38.EBEN AS A HUNTER
  39. 39.A HERD OF BUFFALOES
  40. 40.EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP
  41. 41.A FEAST OF BUFFALO MEAT
  42. 42.CURING THE MEAT
  43. 43.A WASH DAY
  44. 44.UNCOMFORTABLE TRAVELING
  45. 45.ELLEN'S ADVICE REGARDING THE STORY
  46. 46.INDIANS AND MOSQUITOES
  47. 47.PRAIRIE DOGS
  48. 48.COLONEL RUSSELL'S MISHAP
  49. 49.CHIMNEY ROCK
  50. 50.AT FORT LARAMIE
  51. 51.COOKING IN FRONT OF A FIREPLACE
  52. 52.TRAPPERS, HUNTERS, AND INDIANS
  53. 53.ON THE TRAIL ONCE MORE
  54. 54.INDEPENDENCE ROCK
  55. 55.ARRIVAL AT FORT BRIDGER
  56. 56.WITH OUR FACES TOWARD CALIFORNIA
  57. 57.AT BEAR RIVER
  58. 58.THE COMING OF WINTER
  59. 59.UTAH INDIANS
  60. 60.A DANGEROUS TRAIL
  61. 61.SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND ANTELOPE STEW
  62. 62.A FOREST FIRE
  63. 63.THE GREAT SALT LAKE
  64. 64.EBEN AS A FISHERMAN
  65. 65.GRASSHOPPER JAM
  66. 66.A DESERTED VILLAGE
  67. 67.THE GREAT SALT DESERT
  68. 68.PREPARING FOR A DANGEROUS JOURNEY
  69. 69.BREAD AND COFFEE MAKING
  70. 70.BREAKING CAMP AT MIDNIGHT
  71. 71.THE APPROACH TO THE SALT DESERT
  72. 72.A PLAIN OF SALT
  73. 73.LIKE A SEA OF FROZEN MILK
  74. 74.SALT DUST
  75. 75.A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT
  76. 76.COFFEE INSTEAD OF WATER
  77. 77.A SPRING OF SWEET WATER
  78. 78.THE OASIS
  79. 79.SEARCHING FOR WATER
  80. 80.THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY
  81. 81.SNAKE INDIANS
  82. 82.A SCARCITY OF FOOD
  83. 83.SPRINGS OF HOT WATER
  84. 84.IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
  85. 85.THE TRUCKEE RIVER
  86. 86.A HOME IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
  87. 87.THE MISSION OF SAN JOSÉ
  88. 88.OUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA
  89. 89.BOOKS CONSULTED IN WRITING MARTHA OF CALIFORNIA

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