Queen Calafia's Island: Place and first people
Laws of the Indies: The Spanish Colonial era
A troubled territory: Mexican California
Striking it rich: The establishment of an American state
Regulation, railroad, and revolution: Achievement and turmoil in the new state
The higher provincialism: American life in an emergent region
Great expectations: Creating the infra-structure of a mega-state
Making it happen: Labor through the Great Depression and beyond
War and peace: Garrison state and suburban growth
O brave new world!: Seeking utopia through science and technology
An imagined place: Art and life on the coast of dreams
Ecumenopolis: Forging a world society
Arnold!: Stewardship or squandered legacy?