to 1846

Focuses on the achievements of the eighteenth-century Spanish missionary who was one of the early explorers of California.

In the mid-nineteenth century Katya, a Russian girl whose stepmother is Aleut, and Miyacha, a native Kashaya girl, trade knowledge about their cultures as they play together in and near Fort Ross, a Russian settlement in northern California. Includes historical information about the fort.

Thirty-two men answer Colonel William Travis's plea for help and cross enemy lines to help defend the Alamo in 1836.

Joseph, an immortal cyborg created by the Company in the twenty-fourth century, travels back in time to 1699 in an attempt to save the Chumash of Humashup from destruction at the hands of the coming white men by convincing them to step into the future.

Chronicles the history of colonial California from the arrival of Spanish explorers in the mid-1500s to 1850 when California became the thirty-first state, focusing on the experiences of people from all walks of life who lived and worked in the rugged region.

A fourteen-year-old ferry worker joins the army to fight for Texas's independence.

Provides information on the history of Texas, from its earliest days as a frontier province of Spain and Mexico, through its tranformation into its own nation, to its current status as a U.S. state.