Stories of CaliforniaFront matterReading 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 SIGHTSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →ELLA M. SEXTONAll 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 SIGHTSNevada Falls (Height 617 Feet). Yosemite Valley. Click Thumbnail for full-size Illustration◇Nevada Falls (Height 617 Feet). Yosemite Valley.STORIES OF CALIFORNIABYELLA M. SEXTON →