Stories of CaliforniaELLA M. SEXTONReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterELLA M. SEXTONTHE MACMILLAN COMPANYFOREWORDILLUSTRATIONSCALIFORNIA'S NAME AND EARLY HISTORYTHE STORY OF THE MISSIONS AND OF FATHER SERRABEFORE THE GRINGOS CAMETHE AMERICANS AND THE BEAR-FLAG REPUBLICTHE DAYS OF GOLD AND THE ARGONAUTS OF 1849MINING STORIESHOW POLLY ELLIOTT CAME ACROSS THE PLAINSTHE BUILDING OF THE OVERLAND RAILROADSTORY OF THE WHEAT FIELDSORCHARD, FARM, AND VINEYARDTHE STORY OF THE NAVEL ORANGETHE LEMONFLOWERS AND PLANTSTHE BIG TREES AND LUMBERINGOUR BIRDSOUR WILD ANIMALSIN SALT WATER AND FRESHABOUT CALIFORNIA'S INDIANSTHE STORY OF SAN FRANCISCOMEN CALIFORNIA REMEMBERSOUR GLORIOUS CLIMATESOME WONDERFUL SIGHTSPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →THE MACMILLAN COMPANYAll chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsELLA M. SEXTONTHE MACMILLAN COMPANYFOREWORDILLUSTRATIONSCALIFORNIA'S NAME AND EARLY HISTORYTHE STORY OF THE MISSIONS AND OF FATHER SERRABEFORE THE GRINGOS CAMETHE AMERICANS AND THE BEAR-FLAG REPUBLICTHE DAYS OF GOLD AND THE ARGONAUTS OF 1849MINING STORIESHOW POLLY ELLIOTT CAME ACROSS THE PLAINSTHE BUILDING OF THE OVERLAND RAILROADSTORY OF THE WHEAT FIELDSORCHARD, FARM, AND VINEYARDTHE STORY OF THE NAVEL ORANGETHE LEMONFLOWERS AND PLANTSTHE BIG TREES AND LUMBERINGOUR BIRDSOUR WILD ANIMALSIN SALT WATER AND FRESHABOUT CALIFORNIA'S INDIANSTHE STORY OF SAN FRANCISCOMEN CALIFORNIA REMEMBERSOUR GLORIOUS CLIMATESOME WONDERFUL SIGHTSNEW YORK← Front matterTHE MACMILLAN COMPANY →