num_pages: 364
description: Describes the independent Native American nations that lived in the Bay Area, their reaction to Spanish influence, and their choices when confronted with the mission system. Studies the circumstances under which tribal members joined missions, and recounts their subsequent experiences. Appendices offer an encyclopedia of tribal groups, information on mission populations and baptisms, and translations of 24 documents written by Spanish military and church officials. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769-1810
titlecomplete: A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769-1810 (Ballena Press Anthropological Papers)
genres: History
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Ballena Pr