• Baxter, Don J. MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA
CALIF 979.402 BAXTER
A brief overview of each of the California Missions. Black and white photographs.
• CALIFORNIA MISSIONS SERIES:
This series includes a history of the missions, a brief overview of the Indians prior to the missions, and the missions in modern times. Line drawings, black and white, and color photographs. Titles include:
• Abbink, Emily MISSIONS OF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA
J 979.476 ABBINK
• Behrens, June MISSIONS OF THE CENTRAL COAST
J 979.470 BEHRENS
• Brower, Pauline MISSIONS OF THE INLAND VALLEYS
J 979.422 BROWER
• Lemke, Nancy MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST
J 979.490 LEMKE
• MacMillan, Dianne MISSIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AREA
J 979.494 MACMILLAN
• White, Tekla N. MISSIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
J 979.462 WHITE
• CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FACT CARDS - and - INSIDE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FACT CARDS
J REF 979.4 CALIFORN
California Missions is a brief history of each mission; includes a design, timeline, and the mission today. Inside California Missions details individual areas of the mission; workers' quarters, kitchen, church, tannery, etc. Line drawings.
• THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS:
A PICTORIAL HISTORY
CALIF 979.4 CALIFORN
A history of each mission. Includes a detailed chronology and mission recipes. Line drawings, black and white, and color photographs.
• Fraser, Mary Ann A MISSION FOR THE PEOPLE:
THE STORY OF LA PURISMA
J 979.4 FRASER
This book includes the history of the mission as well as the Indians who lived nearby. Color drawings show the many aspects of mission life.
• THE MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA
J 979.4 EDGAR (beginning here)
A series of books, each describing one of the 21 missions. Discusses the founding, building and operation of each mission as well as its role in California history. Line drawings, black and white, and color photographs.
• Rawls, James J. NEVER TURN BACK:
FATHER SERRA'S MISSION
J BIO SERRA
A description of the lie of spanish priest who established the missions in California and his interaction with the Indians he met.
• Levick, Melba THE MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA
CALIF 979.4 LEVICK
A very brief history and detailed color photographs of each mission.
• Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS
J 979.402 VAN
A description of the events leading up to the life. Line drawings, black and white, and color photography.
• White, Florence Meiman THE STORY OF JUNIPERO SERRA: BRAVE ADVENTURER
J BIO SERRA
The life story of the missionary and explorer who founded the first nine missions.
VIDEOS :
• CALIFORNIA MISSIONS
J VIDEO 282
Explores the religious beliefs and the Spanish culture that helped form the California missions.
• CALIFORNIA MISSIONS
J VIDEO 979
A series of videos by Huell Howser who visits and descrives all 21 missions.
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