Converting California : Indians and Franciscans in the Missions

Sandos, James A.

ISBN 10: 0300101007 / ISBN 13: 9780300101003

Published by Yale University Press, 2004

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Synopsis:

This book is a compelling and balanced history of the California missions and their impact on the Indians they tried to convert. Focusing primarily on the religious conflict between the two groups, it sheds new light on the tensions, accomplishments, and limitations of the California mission experience. James Sandos, an eminent authority on the American West, traces the history of the Franciscan missions from the creation of the first one in 1769 until they were turned over to the public in 1836. Addressing such topics as the singular theology of the missions, the role of music in bonding Indians to Franciscan enterprises, the diseases caused by contact with the missions, and the Indian resistance to missionary activity, Sandos not only describes what happened in the California missions but offers a persuasive explanation for why it happened.

Review: "This outstanding book will be indispensable in the continuing dialogue on the history of early California." Martin Ridge, Huntington Library; "Generations of writers have defended or deplored California's fabled Spanish missions. Historian James Sandos takes us beyond the polemics, with fresh and convincing explanations of Indians and missionaries alike." David J. Weber, author of The Spanish Frontier in North America"

Bibliographic Details

Title: Converting California : Indians and ...
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good