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Martha of California

Subtitle: A Story of the California Trail

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

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