Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California,

Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535–1846

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 visitorsâ€”a culture obsessed with finery, horses, and fandangosâ€”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.
Country USA
Brand University of Oklahoma Press
Manufacturer University of Oklahoma Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-08-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780806151380

Country	USA
Brand	University of Oklahoma Press
Manufacturer	University of Oklahoma Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2015-08-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780806151380

Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535–1846