The Famous Missions Of California Hardback - 2010

""The Famous Missions of California"" by W.H. Hudson is a historical account of the Spanish missions established in California during the 18th and 19th centuries. The book provides a detailed description of the founding, development, and decline of each mission, as well as their impact on the indigenous peoples of California. Hudson also explores the lives of the missionaries who established these missions and their efforts to convert the native population to Christianity. The book features illustrations and photographs of the missions, as well as maps and diagrams to help readers understand their layout and organization. Overall, ""The Famous Missions of California"" provides a comprehensive overview of an important chapter in California's history and the lasting legacy of the missions on the state's culture and society.The missions which thus represented a slight and temporary revival of the old spirit of enterprise, were those of San Rafael Arc�����ngel and San Francisco Solano. The former, located near Mount Tamalpais, between San Francisco de Assis and the Russian military station at Fort Ross, dates from the 17th December, 1817; the latter, situated still further north, in the Sonoma Valley, from the 4th July, 1823. Some little uncertainty exists as to the true reasons and purposes of their foundation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.