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A Journey Across America: California

A Journey Across America: California

Price: $20

Written by Catholic Textbook Project's General Editor, Christopher Zehnder, A Journey Across America: California was the first of seven regional volumes. The Journey Across America series is written for the fourth grade since most states cover regional or state history in the fourth grade. The book engages the student through colorful photos, maps, narrative writing, and thumbnail biographies.

This textbook presents a narrative history of California infused with a Catholic worldview. The book engages the student through colorful photos, maps, narrative writing, and thumbnail biographies.

Chapter 1: The Discovery of California 

Chapter 2: California's First People 

Chapter 3: The Apostle of California 

Chapter 4: Spanish California 

Chapter 5: California Becomes Mexican 

Chapter 6: The Conquest of California 

Chapter 7: The Gold Rush 

Chapter 8: War, Mails, and Rails 

Chapter 9: A Time of Growth and Struggle 

Chapter 10: How Today's California Came to Be 

Index