Franciscan Frontiersmen How Three Adventurers Charted the West |
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| Author:
| Kittle, Robert A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-6097-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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This enthralling narrative elevates these Spanish friars to their rightful place in the chronicle of American exploration. It brings their exploits out of the shadow of the American Revolution and Lewis & Clark expedition while also illuminating encounters between European explorers and missionaries and the American Indians who had occupied the Pacific coast for millennia.
This enthralling narrative elevates these Spanish friars to their rightful place in the chronicle of American exploration. It brings their exploits out of the shadow of the American Revolution and Lewis & Clark expedition while also illuminating encounters between European explorers and missionaries and the American Indians who had occupied the Pacific coast for millennia.