An edition of California
(1839)
California
a history of Upper & Lower California from their first discovery to the present time : comprising an account of the climate, soil, natural productions, agriculture, commerce, &c. A full view of the missionary establishments and condition of the free & domesticated Indians, with an appendix relating to steam-navigation in the Pacific, illustrated with a new map, plans of the harbors and numerous engravings
by Alexander Forbes
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Forbes' book was the first ever published in England relating exclusively to California. The author was one of the first Anglo-Saxons to explore the history of this, till then, unknown country.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.
Page 1
Part I.
LOWER CALIFORNIA
Page 7
CHAPTER I.
History of Lower California from Its Discovery to Its First Settlement by the Jesuits — Native Inhabitants — Nature of the Country
Page 7
CHAPTER II.
Progress of the Jesuits to the Death of Father Kino — Mode of Converting the Indians
Page 27
CHAPTER III.
Progress of the Missions to the Present Time
Page 46
CHAPTER IV.
Character of the Missionary Government — Present State of the Country — Produce — Pearl-Fishery
Page 56
Part II.
UPPER CALIFORNIA
Page 79
CHAPTER I.
First Settlement of Upper California by the Franciscans — History of the Missions to the Death of Father Serra
Page 79
CHAPTER II.
Recent History of Upper California — Present Political Condition and Prospects
Page 131
CHAPTER III.
Topography of Upper California — Natural Productions
Page 154
CHAPTER IV.
Some Account of the Original Inhabitants of Upper California — Their Manners and Customs
Page 180
CHAPTER V.
Account of the Missionary Establishments — Present State of the Indians in Them — Remarks on the Missionary System Generally, and on the Conversion of Infidels
Page 199
CHAPTER VI.
State of Agriculture in Upper California — Its Produce in Grain and Live-Stock
Page 246
CHAPTER VII.
Commerce of Upper California — Navigation — Revenues
Page 281
CHAPTER VIII.
Upper California Considered as a Field for Foreign Colonization
Page 309
APPENDIX I.
REMARKS on the HARBORS of CALIFORNIA By Captain John Hall
Page 327
APPENDIX II.
On STEAM-NAVIGATION in the PACIFIC Remarks by a Former Resident
Page 332
APPENDIX III.
EXTRACTS
Page 343
I.
PANAMA and the PACIFIC A Memorandum Sent to the Foreign Office, on the Advantage of Using the Isthmus of Panama as a More Rapid Means of Communication between Europe and the Ports of the Pacific Ocean By the Hon. P. Campbell Scarlett
Page 343
II.
Extract from "Statements and Documents Relative to the Establishment of Steam-Navigation in the Pacific." By William Wheelwright, Esq.
Page 346
II.
Letter from Captain Fitz Roy
Page 350
III.
Extract from the Prospectus of the "Pacific Steam Navigation Company," to be Incorporated by Royal Charter Capital, 250,000, in 5,000 Shares of 50 Each Issued November 5, 1838
Page 351
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