Continuing the Journey

 

Through His California Story

A compilation of 40 articles originally appearing in The California Parent Educator

 

Table of Contents

His Story

 

Awesome History

9

Why Bother?

13

Out of the Mouths of Babes

17

You Can’t Revise the Truth

21

Who Changed the Rules?

25

His California Story

 

The California Indians—Be Wise!

31

The Spanish Missions

35

Did the U.S. Steal California?

39

Happy Birthday, California

43

California’s Constitution—A Short History

47

The Lure of Public Money

51

Gradually and Incrementally

55

Beacons of Hope

59

The Salton Sea

63

WWII Came To California

67

Manzanar

71

Manzanar Revisited

75

Influenza Pandemic

79

His Californians

 

Mighty Mountain Man

85

Heroic Faith

89

History Makes a Difference

93

The Angel of Chinatown Part One

97

The Angel of Chinatown Part Two

101

The Angel of Chinatown Part Three

105

Literature, Projects, Classes and Co-ops

 

California in Living Literature

111

Curriculum Resources

115

Help For the Exhibit Hall

119

Fables, Myths, and Politically Correct Museums

127

Let’s Make a Mess

131

Spicing Up With Projects

135

A Gold Rush Unit Study

139

Using Co-ops to Teach California History

143

Homeschoolers Have Class

147

Field Trips

 

California History Through Field Trips

153

Highways and Byways

157

Travels Along the Mission Trail Part One

161

Travels Along the Mission Trail Part Two

165

Historic Monterey

169

· Overview

· Readers’ Comments

· Ordering Information

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