San Fernando, Rey de España
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: by Kenneth E. Pauley and Carol M. Pauley ; foreword by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr.
Contributors: Pauley, Carol M.
Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Spokane
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) -- History; San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) -- History -- Pictorial works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-353) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology of events in the San Fernando Valley. Part 1. The early years.; title: Early inhabitants; title: The expedition journals; title: El Rancho Encino; title: The founding. Part 2. Life and work. Culture and life at the mission; title: Agriculture and commerce; title: Part 3. The land, buildings, and adornments. The mission landscape; title: Living quarters, workshops, and storerooms; title: The church; title: The convento; title: The outpost; title: The mission water system; title: The bells. Part 4. Transformation, 1834 to the present. Secularization and political intrigue; title: Land grants and nefarious schemes; title: Ruins and restoration; title: The mission in modern times; title: Appendices.