Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mission San José Mission San José Amy Margaret Discusses the founding, building, operation, closing, and restoration of the San Jose Mission and its role in California history. OL15216607W
Mission San Francisco de Asís Mission San Francisco de Asís Kathleen J. Edgar Discusses the Mission of San Francisco de Asís from its founding in 1776 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Ohlon… OL152230W
Mission Santa Cruz Mission Santa Cruz Kim Ostrow The history of this California mission from its founding in 1791, through its development and use in serving the Ohlone Indians, and its secularization and function today. OL17867661W
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Kim Ostrow Discusses the Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad from its founding to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Ohlone In… OL18854193W
The Ohlone of California The Ohlone of California Jack S. Williams Describes the culture, government, arts, and religion of the Ohlone people of the central California coastal region, through over one thousand years of their history. This book describes the culture… OL19926394W
Mission Santa Cruz Mission Santa Cruz Kim Ostrow This book discusses the history of Mission Santa Cruz from its founding in 1791, through its development and use in serving the Ohlone Indians, to its educational function today. The text and photog… OL19976717W
Discovering Mission Santa Cruz Discovering Mission Santa Cruz Sofia Nuñes Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, the founding and construction of the Mission Santa Cruz, and more. Includes a craft project. This bo… OL19994186W
Discovering Mission San Juan Bautista Discovering Mission San Juan Bautista Madeline Stevens Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, the founding and construction of the San Juan Bautista mission, and more. Includes a craft project. … OL19994188W
Missions of the Monterey Bay Area Missions of the Monterey Bay Area Emily Abbink Charts the histories of the missions of Carmel, Santa Cruz, and San Juan Bautista, and briefly describes life among the Ohlone Indians before the arrival of the Spaniards. OL2690737W