James J. Rawls

Relates how a series of letters, written by a woman known as Dame Shirley and published in a San Francisco magazine in 1854 and 1855, were instrumental in inciting the California gold rush.

Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush

Describes the life of the Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert.

Father Serra's Mission

Never Turn Back

California Historical Society

Richard J. Orsi

Anthony Kirk

Marlene Smith-Baranzini

A collection of essays on mining and economic development in California from the Gold Rush through the end of the 19th century. This is the second in a series of four volumes comemmorating the state's sesquicentennial.

James J. Rawls

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