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The land of gold

The land of gold

by Walter Colton

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Author
Colton, Walter, 1797-1851
Title
The land of gold; or, Three years in California
Original Publication
United States: D. W. Evans & Co.,1860.
Credits
Richard Tonsing 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
F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States
Subject
California -- History -- 1846-1850
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69727
Release Date
January 7, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LAND OF GOLD; OR, Three Years in California.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.LIST OF PORTRAITS.
  5. 5.A LIST OF THE DELEGATES IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT MONTEREY, UPPER CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, A. D. 1849. — CHAPTER I.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. — MARINE REMAINS. — THE TWO CLASSES OF EMIGRANTS. — CALIFORNIA ON CHARACTER. — HEADS AND TAILS. — SPANISH COURTESIES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. — WHO SHOULD STAY AND WHO COME. — THE PROFESSIONS AND PURSUITS. — WRONGS OF CALIFORNIA. — CLAIMS ON THE CHRISTIAN. — PROPHETIC SHADOWS AND JOURNALISTS.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. — COURT OF ADMIRALTY. — CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. — THE ONE MOON TOWN.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. — JOHN CHARLES FREMONT — WILLIAM M. GWIN — THOMAS OLIVER LARKIN. — GEORGE W. WRIGHT. — JACOB R. SNYDER. — CAPT. JOHN A. SUTTER. — DON MARIANO GUADALUPE VALLEJO.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. — MISSION OF DOLLORES. — MISSION OF SANTA CLARA. — MISSION OF SAN JOSÉ. — MISSION OF SAN JUAN BOUTISTA. — MISSION OF SAN CARLOS. — MISSION OF SANTA CRUZ. — MISSION OF SOLEDAD. — MISSION OF SAN ANTONIO. — MISSION OF SAN MIGUEL. — MISSION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO. — MISSION OF LA PURISIMA. — MISSION OF SANTA INEZ. — MISSION OF SANTA BARBARA. — MISSION OF SAN BUENAVENTURA. — MISSION OF SAN FERNANDO. — MISSION OF SAN GABRIEL. — MISSION OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. — MISSION OF SAN LUIS REY. — MISSION OF SAN DIEGO. — THE RAILROAD TO CALIFORNIA.

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