Sacramento Chronicles by Stapp, Cheryl Anne -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Part I. Before There Was a City

Spanish-Mexican Rule The First Settler

Part II. Sacramento Becomes a Vibrant City

Gold Rush Days Sacramento’s City Charter Early Churches and Schools The First Staging Impresario Sacramento Celebrates Statehood

Part III. Troubles, Tribulations and Triumphs

Cholera Floods Fires Frontier Law and Order Cemeteries The Squatter Riots Steamboat Explosions Sacramento Valley Railroad (SVRR) The Pony Express Consequences of the Mines Raising the City Serving the Miners: Breweries and Wineries

Part IV. Early Politics

Land Commission of 1851 Slavery Location of the Capital Conflicts and Infamy Experiments Sacramento’s Civil War Contributions

Part V. The Central Pacific Railroad

Origins The Golden Spike Importance to Sacramento

Part VI. Agriculture

Pioneer Nurseries Agricultural Society and the State Fairs Hop Fields The Big Tomato Other Agriculture

Part VII. A Metropolis—Expansion and Innovation

Electricity: Folsom Powerhouse 1895 The Great Electric Carnival Oak Park East Park Boulevard Park The Fabulous Forties The Governor’s Mansion The Crocker Art Museum

Part VIII. Modern Times

The Tower Bridge Prohibition Aviation and the World Wars The Alhambra Theater The Founder’s Bequests Disputed Recurrent Floods and the Solution: Folsom Dam

Part IX. Reconstruction and Restoration

Sutter’s Fort Capitol Mall Old Town Sacramento Sacramento Founder August Sutter (John Jr.) Brought Home

Bibliography About the Author