Junípero Serra

Junípero Serra
Author: Rose Marie Beebe
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2015-03-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806149663

In Junípero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary, Beebe and Senkewicz focus on Serra’s religious identity and his relations with Native peoples. They intersperse their narrative with new and accessible translations of many of Serra’s letters and sermons, which allows his voice to be heard in a more direct and engaging fashion.

Mission San Buenaventura

Mission San Buenaventura
Author: Amy Margaret
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2003-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823958887

The story of the missions is a compelling human drama that is a vital piece not only of California history, but also of American history. Indeed, many keys to California's past lie in the stories of the 20 missions that stretch along the state's west coast from San Diego to San Francisco. This vital series is compatible with the mission-based curriculum used in fourth-grade California classrooms. It resonates equally with all social studies programs that explore the defunct notion of colonialism and its controversial role in the history of the United States, and with curricula that seek to explore the interaction of different cultures and the rights and voices of indigenous peoples.

Discovering Mission San Buenaventura

Discovering Mission San Buenaventura
Author: Sam C. Hamilton
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627131035

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Buenaventura: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Lands of Promise and Despair

Lands of Promise and Despair
Author: Rose Marie Beebe
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2015-08-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0806153571

This copious collection of reminiscences, reports, letters, and documents allows readers to experience the vast and varied landscape of early California from the viewpoint of its inhabitants. What emerges is not the Spanish California depicted by casual visitors—a culture obsessed with finery, horses, and fandangos—but an ever-shifting world of aspiration and tragedy, pride and loss. Conflicts between missionaries and soldiers, Indians and settlers, friends and neighbors spill from these pages, bringing the ferment of daily life into sharp focus.

The Seven Spiritual Weapons

The Seven Spiritual Weapons
Author: Catherine of Bologna
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2011-07-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1610974956

St. Catherine of Bologna, much venerated in her own city, has been little known outside of her native region but interest in her is now increasing. The outline of her life is clear and her own work, The Seven Spiritual Weapons, tells a good deal about her inner experiences and early years in the cloister. The introduction to this translation situates her life in the history of Ferrara and Bologna and studies how the external history of the community impinged on Catherine's own religious experience and how it was interwoven with her successful struggle against depression.

Life in California, During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory

Life in California, During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory
Author: Alfred Robinson
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2018-11-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780344925603

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California Missions Coloring Book

California Missions Coloring Book
Author: David Rickman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1992-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780486273464

Accurate renderings of 21 structures: San Diego de Alcalá, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asís, San José de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, many more, plus realistic vignettes of mission life. Captions.