- Chapter 1: The Geography of California
- Chapter 2: The First Californians
- Chapter 3: Spanish California
- Chapter 4: Mexican California
- Chapter 5: The Gold Rush Years
- Chapter 6: California Becomes a State
- Chapter 7: Joining with the Nation
- Chapter 8: A Growing State
- Chapter 9: A Stronger California
- Chapter 10: World War II to the Seventies
- Chapter 11: New Steps Forward
- Chapter 12: The Twenty-First Century