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Catalog date:
2024-03-02
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Stories of California

Ella M. Sexton (1860 - )

This is a collection of short sketches about the state of California. They cover everything from historical vignettes to stories of the flora and fauna of the state, and descriptions of places such as San Francisco. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Travel & Geography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Foreword Larry Wilson
 00:01:26
Play 01 California's Name and Early History Cassandra A.M.
 00:07:41
Play 02 The Story of the Missions and of Father Serra Rita Boutros
 00:14:21
Play 03 Before the Gringos Came Rita Boutros
 00:11:45
Play 04 The Americans and the Bear-Flag Republic Zhongdonian
 00:07:32
Play 05 The Days of Gold and the Argonauts of '49 Rita Boutros
 00:14:18
Play 06 Mining Stories Traceyann
 00:07:14
Play 07 How Polly Elliott Came Across the Plains Epaul
 00:10:04
Play 08 The Building of the Overland Railroad mleigh
 00:09:56
Play 09 Story of the Wheat Fields Zhongdonian
 00:08:18
Play 10 Orchard, Farm, and Vineyard Epaul
 00:10:31
Play 11 The Story of the Navel Orange Larry Wilson
 00:05:13
Play 12 The Lemon Larry Wilson
 00:03:47
Play 13 Flowers and Plants C. B. Seyfarth
 00:10:08
Play 14 The Big Trees and Lumbering C. B. Seyfarth
 00:11:59
Play 15 Our Birds C. B. Seyfarth
 00:14:14
Play 16 Our Wild Animals Epaul
 00:12:59
Play 17 In Salt Water and Fresh C. B. Seyfarth
 00:15:15
Play 18 About California's Indians VO Gal
 00:11:32
Play 19 The Story of San Francisco LesWilLang
 00:12:12
Play 20 Men California Remembers LesWilLang
 00:12:17
Play 21 Our Glorious Climate C. B. Seyfarth
 00:09:55
Play 22 Some Wonderful Sights Epaul
 00:11:58