This CD contains the page images and searchable text from
Thompson &West Company's
470-page History of Placer County, California. The authors thoroughly documented the history of settlement and development of the Placer County.
The 416 pages of text and 61 pages of engravings give a comprehensive look at the county, and
its citizens, its organizations, and its industries in 1882. The BookWebCD includes an alphabetical list of illustrations, many short biographies, and a list of the original subscribers for the book.
The 48 chapters
are:
Chapter I.
Chapter II. Introduction.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV. The Missions Of St. Francis.
Chapter V. Downfall Of The Old Missions.
Chapter VI. Primitive Agriculture.
Chapter VII.
Chapter VIII. The American Conquest.
Chapter IX. San Joaquin Valley - 1841 to 1847.
Chapter X. Biographic Sketch Of General Sutter.
Chapter XI. The King’s Orphan.
Chapter XII. Sutter’s Fort In 1846.
Chapter XIII. The History Of The Donner Party.
Chapter XIV. The Discovery Of Gold.
Chapter XV. Early Condition Of This Region.
Chapter XVI. Early Mining History.
Chapter XVII. Emigration To California.
Chapter XVIII. Organization Of State Government.
Chapter XIX. Organization Of Placer County.
Chapter XX. Political History Of Placer County.
Chapter XXI. Political History Of Placer County.
Chapter XXII. Political History Of Placer County.
Chapter XXIII. Political History Of Placer County.
Chapter XXIV. Financial History.
Chapter XXV. Financial History.
Chapter XXVI. Financial History.
Chapter XXVII. Mining.
Chapter XXVIII. Mining.
Chapter XXIX. Mining.
Chapter XXX. Mining.
Chapter XXXI. Mining.
Chapter XXXII. Mining.
Chapter XXXIII. Agriculture.
Chapter XXXIV. Agriculture.
Chapter XXXV. Public Schools.
Chapter XXXVI. Railroads.
Chapter XXXVII. Wagon Roads Of Placer County.
Chapter XXXVIII. Journalism.
Chapter XXXIX. Societies.
Chapter XL. Church, Bench, And Bar.
Chapter XLI. The Criminal Record.
Chapter XLII. Military.
Chapter XLIII. Destroyed By Fire.
Chapter XLIV. Reminiscences Of Illinoistown.
Chapter XLV. Towns And Localities.
Chapter XLVI. Towns And Localities.
Chapter XLVII. River Bars, Valleys, Lakes, Animals, Etc.
Chapter XLVIII. Obituaries Of Pioneers.
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