David K - 10-8-2014 at 05:27 PM
The cover art is from Jesuit Padre Ignacio Tirsch of Mission Santiago from 1763-1767 and shows "a California Indian woman carrying green seed pulp"
and "a California majordomo like those who came from Spain".
The book is 506 pages of history, maps, images, photographs... It was only $5 including shipping from Amazon!
[Edited on 10-15-2014 by David K]
Mexitron - 10-8-2014 at 09:20 PM
Nice catch!
David K - 10-8-2014 at 11:42 PM
Looks promising... Instead of the typical sources for history, this one contains input from actual residents instead of outsiders, in the later years.
Also, while it has more on Alta California (1769+) as the target audience is U.S. California people, it makes it very clear that historically
California begins physically at Cabo San Lucas and goes north from there. Also, that Loreto is the first California mission (sounds like my kind of
book)!
