Describes the daily life of townspeople and ranchers at early California missions.

Describes the life and works of the Franciscan priests who helped the Spanish colonize California by establishing missions for the native peoples and new settle

This book explains the work of the soldiers that represented Spain at the California mission settlements and the presidios, or military bases, in the late 1700s

Indians of the California Mission Frontier talks about what life was like for the neophytes who joined the missions. A controversial subject for many historians

Discusses why various artisans came to live and work in early California and describes the activities of some of them.