I. Whose California?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. I. Whose California? 1
6. II. First Owners 5
7. III. Missionary Empire 23
8. IV. Four Square Leagues 33
9. V. First Rancheros 45
10. VI. Gifts of Land 59
11. VII. Chain of Title 73
12. VIII. The Land Commission 91
13. IX. Shotgun Titles 111
14. X. Titles in El Dorado 133
15. XI. Land Grants to Railroads 147
16. XII. Land for Settlers 163
17. XIII. Land Scrip 177
18. XIV. The State as Owner 185
19. XV. Buying and Selling California 199
20. XVI. Insurance of Title 213
21. XVII. Title Story of Two Cities 229
22. Appendix I. Boundary and Property Provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 249
23. Appendix II. Act for the Admission of California into the Union 252
24. Appendix III. Act to Ascertain and Settle the Private Land Claims in the State of California 253
25. Bibliography 259
26. Index 275