Fray Juan Crespi
By: by John Bankston.
Series: Latinos in American history
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hockessin, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Crespí, Juan, 1721-1782 -- Juvenile literature.; Crespí, Juan, 1721-1782.; Franciscans -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.) -- History.; Explorers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Missions, Spanish -- California -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; Missionaries.; Missions -- California.; Indians of North America -- Missions -- California.; California -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; Pacific Coast (North America) -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- To 1846.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Profiles Fray Juan Crespi, who founded the Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Carmel by the Sea, California, and recorded his experiences as a Franciscan missionary and a member of a team of explorers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46) and index.
Table of contents: value: Lucky accidents; value: The order; value: Dangerous passage; value: By land and by sea; value: Calm in Carmel.