A Bibliography of Early California
and Neighboring Territory Through 1846:
An Era of Exploration, Missions, Presidios, Ranchos, and Indians
Compiled by
Robert LeRoy Santos
California State University, Stanislaus
University Library
Alley-Cass Publications
Turlock, CA
2002
Chapter One
GENERAL CALIFORNIA
This section contains works about the general history of California through 1846.
[A1]
Allely, Mary. "Local History Materials in the California Room of the San Diego Public Library." Journal
of the San Diego History 37:3(1991): 214-229. Notes: Lists materials of all kinds that are primarily about southern
California history and San Diego specifically.
[A2]
Banks, James A. California: Adventures in Time and Place. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 2000. 375 pp.
Notes: A general history of California for elementary school with chapters on early California. Sponsored by the
National Geographic Society.
[A3]
Boekhoff, P.M. California. San Diego: Kidhaven Press, 2002. Notes: A history of California through 1850 at the
juvenile reading level.
[A4]
Greenwood, Roberta S. "Historical Archaeology in California." Historical Archaeology 25:3(1991): 24-28.
Notes: Analyzes the new trends in historical archaeology beginning with early California sites.
[A5]
Hoffman, Abraham. California Then and Now. New York: Amsco School Pub., 1996. 134 pp. Notes: A general history
of California at the juvenile reading level.
[A6]
Interpreting California: The Art of History. California History 78:2(1999): 108-113. Notes: Examines the information
sources held at the California Historical Society with some on the Spanish and Mexican periods.
[A7]
Santos, Robert LeRoy. A Bibliography of Early California and Neighboring Territory Through 1846: An Era of Exploration,
Missions, Presidios, Ranchos, and Indians. Turlock, CA: The Author, 1992.