Junípero Serra : California's founding father /
Explores the life of the Spanish Franciscan missionary who traveled up the Pacific coast to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and turn them into European-style farmers and explains why he is commonly credited as the father of modern California.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hill and Wang,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Explores the life of the Spanish Franciscan missionary who traveled up the Pacific coast to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and turn them into European-style farmers and explains why he is commonly credited as the father of modern California. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809095315 (hardcover) 0809095319 (hardcover) |