C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 1 California History Booklist Compiled by Sarah Kay Bierle Gazette665.com Parental guidance and discernment strongly advised for young readers Books marked with this sign *** are highly recommended, but most are out of print and may be challenging to find. Check your local library, Amazon, and other rare book dealers. These books are well worth the investment. California History (General) His California Story: In Christian Perspective (Textbook) Lesha Myers (282 pages) Written for 4 th grade teaching; includes study questions and a teacher s supplement book is also available Our Golden California (Textbook) Juanita C. Houston (263 pages) Written for 4 th grade teaching; includes worksheets The Constitutions of California and The United States With Related Documents California State Senate (334 pages) Seeds of a Nation: California P.M. Boekhoff & Stuart A. Kallen (48 pages) California Trail: Voyage of Discovery The Story Behind the Scenery Charles H. Dodd (65 pages) G is for Golden: A California Alphabet David Domeniconi (40 pages) California Native Americans ***California Indian Days, Revised Edition Helen Bauer (192 pages) Life of the California Coast Nations Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman (32 pages) Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O Dell (197 pages)
C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 2 Zia Scott O Dell (179 pages) (Sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins) Captive Treasure Milly Howard (167 pages) Not California History, but presents an excellent Biblical perspective on Native American religion. California s Early Explorers ***What Cabrillo Found Maud Hart Lovelace (180 pages) Aztec battles described use caution with young readers. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo John Bankston (48 pages) Aztec sacrifices described and depicted use caution with young readers. ***Drake: The Man They Called A Pirate Jean Lee Latham (278 pages) Juan Bautista de Anza: National Historic Trail Southwest Parks and Monuments Association (15 pages) California Missions ***The Call To California: The Epic Journey of the Portola-Serra Expedition in 1769 Copley Publishers (194 pages) ***California Mission Days Helen Bauer (126 pages) We The People: The California Missions Ann Heinrichs (48 pages) Events That Shaped America: The California Missions Valerie J. Weber and Dale Anderson (32 pages) Southern Coast Missions In California Nancy Lemke (64 pages) Los Angeles Area Missions Dianne M. MacMillan (64 pages)
C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 3 Central Coast Missions In California June Behrens (64 pages) Inland Valley Missions In California Pauline Brower (64 pages) San Francisco Bay Area Missions Tekla N. White (64 pages) The California Missions: A Complete Pictorial History and Visitor s Guide Sunset Publications (320 pages) Gaspar De Portola Jim Whiting (48 pages) ***Father Junipero Serra Ivy Bolton (160 pages) Junipero Serra: Explorer and Missionary Tyler Schumacher (32 pages) Father Serra: Traveler on the Golden Chain Kathleen Allan Meyer (65 pages) California s Missions Ralph B. White (96 pages) California Missions Projects and Layouts Libby Nelson (112) How to build mission models from cardboard California Ranchos Spanish / Mexican Era ***California Rancho Days Helen Bauer (128 pages) ***Arctos The Grizzly Rhoda Leonard (102 pages) Soldiers and Their Families of the California Mission Frontier Jack S. Williams and Thomas L. Davis (64 pages) Townspeople and Ranchers of the California Mission Frontier Jack S. Williams and Thomas L. Davis (64 pages)
C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 4 Swiss, Russians, and Early American Explorers of California John A. Sutter Werner C. Dillier (20 page pamphlet) Katya of Fort Ross: A Story of Early California Clara Stites (62 pages) ***Kit Carson: The Scout Who Led The Way Eloise Perkins (45 pages) ***Kit Carson and the Wild Fronter Ralph Moody (184 pages) Kit Carson: Mountain Man Tracey Boraas (48 pages) Jed Smith: Trailblazer of the West Michael J. McHugh (122 pages) ***Jedidiah Smith: Fur Trapper of the Old West Olive Burt (187 pages) Semi-graphic frontier fighting and survival methods described use caution with young readers. Bear Flag Republic ***Sagas of California: Flag of the Dreadful Bear The Story of the Republic of California Robert West Howard (128 pages) The Rebellious Californians and the Brave Struggle to Join the Nation Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin (128 pages) Vallejo and the Four Flags: A True Story of Early California Esther J. Comstock (142 pages) The Mexican American War Kim A. O Connell (48 pages) The Mexican American War: A Primary Source History of the Expansion of the Western Lands of the United States Liz Sonneborn (64 pages) Travel to California & Gold Rush ***Sagas of California: First Wagons To California Michael Chester (96 pages)
C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 5 If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Ellen Levine (80 pages) Cornerstones of Freedom: The Donner Party Roger Wachtel (48 pages) Cannibalism mentioned use caution with young readers. The Perilous Journey of The Donner Party Marian Calabro (192 pages) Cannibalism mentioned use caution with young readers. Patty Reed s Doll: The Story of the Donner Party Rachel K. Laurgaard (143 pages) This is a suitable account of the Donner Party for young readers. Ho For California! Women s Overland Diaries from the Huntington Library Sandra L. Myres, editor (314 pages) Events That Shaped America: The California Gold Rush Sabrina Crewe and Michael V. Uschan (32 pages) America s Gold Rush! John Sutter and the Discovery of Gold in California Joanne Mattern (32 pages) Adventures in Frontier America: California Gold Rush Search for Treasure Catherine E. Chambers (30 pages) California Gold Rush: A Guide To California in the 1850 s Julie Ferris (32 pages) California Gold Rush Robin Johnson (48 pages) The California Gold Rush Sheila Rivera (48 pages) ***California Gold Days Helen Bauer (128 pages) Tales and Treasures of the California Gold Rush Randall A. Reinstedt (112 pages) ***The California Gold Rush May McNeer (184 pages)
C a l i f o r n i a H i s t o r y 6 California 1860-1900 Ten Mile Day & The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad Mary Ann Fraser (34 pages) The Transcontinental Railroad Jean F. Blashfield (48 pages) ***The Story of San Francisco: From the Founding of the Port in 1775 to the Present Day Charlotte Jackson (182 pages) California 1900 to present The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Lisa A. Chippendale (120 pages) Parents advised to read the introduction and decide if it should be read by students. The rest of the book is factual and very informative. We The People: Angel Island Alice K. Flanagan (48 pages) Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain Russell Freedman (76 pages) Camping with the President Ginger Wadsworth (32 pages) City of Angels: In and Around Los Angeles Julie Jaskol and Brian Lewis (48 pages)