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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The California missions The California missions Ann Heinrichs Describes the beginning of the Spanish mission system in California, its expansion, and the effects of the missions on the native peoples of that area. OL14853565W
Townspeople and ranchers of the California mission frontier Townspeople and ranchers of the California mission frontier Jack S. Williams Describes the daily life of townspeople and ranchers at early California missions. OL19516985W
Missions and presidios Missions and presidios Raymond Bial Explains how missions came to be, and what their purpose was. OL20491967W
Sailors, merchants, and muleteers of the California mission frontier Sailors, merchants, and muleteers of the California mission frontier Jack S. Williams,Thomas L. Davis Details the daily life of sailors, merchants, and muleteers in the societies that grew up around early California missions. OL23743182W
Treasure of the Sun Treasure of the Sun Christina Dodd Before California was a part of the United States, Katherine, a widow from Boston, is living at the De La Sola's. Katherine and Tobias were married for one week, when he was stabbed to death in what… OL24435406W
Las misiones de Texas Las misiones de Texas Janey Levy Este libro presenta la historia de las misiones españolas en Texas desde 1632 a 1793. OL28954305W
The California missions The California missions Dale Anderson Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, and the founding and construction of missions there to support their claim on the land. OL3922103W
Fray Juan Crespi Fray Juan Crespi John Bankston Profiles Fray Juan Crespi, who founded the Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Carmel by the Sea, California, and recorded his experiences as a Franciscan missionary and a member of a team of explorers. OL5718077W
Life in a California mission Life in a California mission Eileen Keremitsis Discusses the history of California missions, their dual purpose of converting people to Catholicism and consolidating Spanish territory, and the daily life of friars and natives. OL6209345W
The explorers The explorers Richard F. Pourade xx, 203 p. 20 cm OL6675306W
California California Alexander Forbes Forbes' book was the first ever published in England relating exclusively to California. The author was one of the first Anglo-Saxons to explore the history of this, till then, unknown country. OL7138410W
Old Californian days Old Californian days James Steele James Steele visited California in the 1880s. Old Californian days (1889) is the book Steele based on that trip. He provides a sketch of the history of California before the Gold Rush and surviving r… OL803042W