A History of California: The Spanish Period by Charles Edward Chapman

A History of California: The Spanish Period by Charles Edward Chapman – Audiobook

A History of California: The Spanish Period Audiobook Cover

If you have ever wondered why Spain (and not Japan, which was so so much better positioned to do it) was first to “settle” the Golden State, this book is for you. Professor Chapman has produced a comprehensive and highly entertaining popular history of “the Californias,” beginning with a nod to geography and the native races and carrying on through to the arrival of Old Glory in 1848. What might in less capable hands have proved a heavy historical loaf to digest is lightened and leavened with the yeast of “interesting incident” throughout. Consider the plight of the newly-appointed Governor of Alta California, Pedro Fages, whose own wife, the fiery Catalan Doña Eulalia Callis, who, when she wasn't giving away to the “naked indians” all of her own clothes (and the Governor's, too) secretly petitioned the authorities in Mexico for his removal from office. The author relates at some length the romantic story of beautiful Conceptión Argüello, who chose to wait faithfully all her life for the return of the rascally Razánov the Russian, with whom she had fallen in love. The tragic conclusion of this affair is touchingly imagined in an extended quote from the famous poem by Bret Harte.(1) But not all is frivolity. The historical meat is here as well, in breadth and in detail. The author's stated purpose is “to show that California history is important as well as interesting,—that the great Anza expedition of 1775-1776 and the Yuma massacre of 1781 demand inclusion in any comprehensive history of the United States,—that California, while it indeed has a romantic history to tell, has also a great deal more than that to contribute to the cherished traditions of the American people.” (Preface) (1) Conceptión de Argüello. by Bret Harte, Presidio de San Francisco, 1800. - Summary by Steven Seitel

M4B Audiobook 00-11 (168MB)

M4B Audiobook 12-23 (185MB)

M4B Audiobook 24-35 (202MB)

A History of California: The Spanish Period by Charles Edward Chapman – Audiobook

A History of California: The Spanish Period by Charles Edward Chapman – Audiobook

Chapters – Listen or Download

historyofcalifornia 00 chapman

historyofcalifornia 01 chapman

historyofcalifornia 02 chapman

historyofcalifornia 03 chapman

historyofcalifornia 04 chapman

historyofcalifornia 05 chapman

historyofcalifornia 06 chapman

historyofcalifornia 07 chapman

historyofcalifornia 08 chapman

historyofcalifornia 09 chapman

historyofcalifornia 10 chapman

historyofcalifornia 11 chapman

historyofcalifornia 12 chapman

historyofcalifornia 13 chapman

historyofcalifornia 14 chapman

historyofcalifornia 15 chapman

historyofcalifornia 16 chapman

historyofcalifornia 17 chapman

historyofcalifornia 18 chapman

historyofcalifornia 19 chapman

historyofcalifornia 20 chapman

historyofcalifornia 21 chapman

historyofcalifornia 22 chapman

historyofcalifornia 23 chapman

historyofcalifornia 24 chapman

historyofcalifornia 25 chapman

historyofcalifornia 26 chapman

historyofcalifornia 27 chapman

historyofcalifornia 28 chapman

historyofcalifornia 29 chapman

historyofcalifornia 30 chapman

historyofcalifornia 31 chapman

historyofcalifornia 32 chapman

historyofcalifornia 33 chapman

historyofcalifornia 34 chapman

historyofcalifornia 35 chapman

historyofcalifornia 00 chapman

historyofcalifornia 01 chapman

historyofcalifornia 02 chapman

historyofcalifornia 03 chapman

historyofcalifornia 04 chapman

historyofcalifornia 05 chapman

historyofcalifornia 06 chapman

historyofcalifornia 07 chapman

historyofcalifornia 08 chapman

historyofcalifornia 09 chapman

historyofcalifornia 10 chapman

historyofcalifornia 11 chapman

historyofcalifornia 12 chapman

historyofcalifornia 13 chapman

historyofcalifornia 14 chapman

historyofcalifornia 15 chapman

historyofcalifornia 16 chapman

historyofcalifornia 17 chapman

historyofcalifornia 18 chapman

historyofcalifornia 19 chapman

historyofcalifornia 20 chapman

historyofcalifornia 21 chapman

historyofcalifornia 22 chapman

historyofcalifornia 23 chapman

historyofcalifornia 24 chapman

historyofcalifornia 25 chapman

historyofcalifornia 26 chapman

historyofcalifornia 27 chapman

historyofcalifornia 28 chapman

historyofcalifornia 29 chapman

historyofcalifornia 30 chapman

historyofcalifornia 31 chapman

historyofcalifornia 32 chapman

historyofcalifornia 33 chapman

historyofcalifornia 34 chapman

historyofcalifornia 35 chapman

Post a Comment