Project Gutenberg 2012-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 76 Frost, John 1800 1859 Frost, J. (John) Moore, William V. History of the State of California From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the State of California" by John Frost is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work chronicles California's journey from Spanish conquest to its occupation by the United States, highlighting the discovery of the gold mines, descriptions of the state’s mineral and agricultural resources, and accounts of mining adventures. The opening of the book provides a comprehensive overview of California's geography, detailing its natural divisions into Upper and Lower California, and the surrounding territories. It sets the stage for the subsequent chapters, which will explore the state’s early history, the gold rush, and the impact of its newfound wealth on society. Illustrating this pivotal period, Frost emphasizes the excitement and transformative potential brought by gold mining, hinting at the societal shifts and the allure that would draw many to the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en California -- History California -- Gold discoveries F850.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 795427 795436 2024-09-17T06:30:07.545529 2023-09-17T14:41:41.716552 text/html text/html 800160 2012-08-14T16:27:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1768341 2012-08-14T16:27:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1940898 2024-09-17T06:30:18.632418 application/epub+zip 1953422 2024-09-17T06:30:09.981466 application/epub+zip 347448 2024-09-17T06:30:08.619495 application/epub+zip 2215956 2024-09-17T06:30:25.280374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2162478 2024-09-17T06:30:17.446407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585453 2022-09-18T14:17:08.438636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732758 732565 2024-09-17T06:30:06.192556 2023-09-17T14:41:40.566553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 732629 2012-08-14T16:27:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 262112 2012-08-14T16:27:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 732941 2012-08-14T16:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262036 2012-08-14T16:27:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20171 2024-09-17T06:30:25.457405 application/rdf+xml 13460 2024-09-17T06:30:09.031436 image/jpeg 3368 2024-09-17T06:30:08.817471 image/jpeg 1828424 2024-09-17T06:30:07.690497 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog