Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XI
5. Part One. A SPANISH NEIGHBORHOOD
6. 1. FORT ROSS, A COUNT AND A PRINCESS 3
7. 2. THE PETALUMA ADOBE AND GENERAL VALLEJO 11
8. 3 . VICTOR CASTRO'S ADOBE 20
9. 4. A MARTINEZ ADOBE 29
10. 5. RANCHO MONTE DEL DIABLO 39
11. Part Two. A SCOT, A POLE, AND TWO AMERICANS
12. 6. THE STONE HOUSE AND JOHN MARSH 51
13. 7. JOHN STRENTZEL AND JOHN MUIR 58
14. 8. JOHN BIDWELL'S HOUSE 65
15. Part Three. THE FORTY-NINERS TURN RESPECTABLE
16. 9. A GRAVEYARD AND A SCHOOL 73
17. 10. CHEZ PELLATON 81
18. 11 . A PARISH CHURCH 87
19. 12. BONANZA KELLY'S RANCH HOUSE 94
20. 13. NAPA SODA SPRINGS 100
21. 14. WOODWARD'S GARDENS 106
22. Part Four. THE AGE OF MAGNIFICENCE
23. 15. LINDEN TOWERS AND JAMES CLAIR FLOOD 113
24. 16. ADOLPH SUTRO'S HOUSE 120
25. 17. TWO QUEENS AND THEIR CASTLES 126
26. SOURCES 135