Front Matter
Settlement of Alta California
Father Junipero
Found the Mission at San Diego
Portola's Quest for Monterey
San Gabriel, San Louis Obispo
Santa Clara, San Francisco
San Buenaventura
Eight more Missions Founded
San Rafael, San Francisco Solano
Downfall of the Missions
Life in the Old Missions
The Misson System
Famous Missions of California - W. H. Hudson |
This short book tells the complete story of the founding of the Franciscan Missions of California under Junipero Serra and his followers. Only 80 pages long, it is lavishly illustrated and provides a short, balanced, and fascinating introduction to early California history. |
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BONNIE BURCKHALTER FLETCHER
With affectionate recollections of California days
London, England, 1901