Download or read book The Story of California from the Earliest Days to the Present written by Henry Kittredge Norton and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General history from the discovery, early explorations, Missions, Spanish and Mexican regimes, arrival of Americans, discovery of gold and Gold Rush, establishing California government, railroads, Constitution of 1879 and political history since then, development of natural resources, growth of cities. Appendix includes Missions and presidents, prefects, governors of Spanish and Mexican California and of the State, population.