Colonial rosary [electronic resource] : the Spanish and Indian missions of California / Alison Lake.
Material type: TextPublication details: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2006Description: xiii, 244 p. : ill., mapSubject(s): Franciscans -- California -- History | Missions, Spanish -- California -- History | Indians of North America -- Missions -- California -- History | Spaniards -- California -- History | California -- History -- To 1846 | California -- Social life and customs | California -- Race relations | California -- Church historyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 979.4 LOC classification: F864 | .L1655 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.
Native California before the missions -- All the world's a stage for Spain -- Exploration and settlement -- Establishment of the missions -- The messengers of St. Francis -- Conversion and mission life -- The women of mission California -- Spanish and Mexican settlement -- Colonial soldiers and the Presidio -- Style and layout of mission buildings -- Farming -- Mission trades and economy -- Indians of the missions -- Changing rule of the missions -- The decline of a civilization -- The cycle of decline and restoration -- Conclusion : the colonial rosary -- Appendix A : research and resources -- Appendix B : additional resources pertaining to California indians.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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