California: The Name (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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It is just possible that the name California may owe its existence to a union of high hopes and deep disappointment. For, undoubtedly, the first white men to make a landfall on the soil did have very high hopes, and, as certainly, the sun burned Pacific coastland, in spite of its potential fruitfulness and hidden treasure, was not appreciated at first acquaintance. It seems to be true that her naming was casual. No godparent was honored by having the given name commemorate the donor as well as serve as designation to the recipient. California is not in the same category as her sister states, Virginia, Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, and Louisiana. Nor did she find her present name in the possession of the aborigines, like Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other states.

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