Townspeople and ranchers of the California mission frontier
By: Jack S. Williams, Thomas L. Davis.
Contributors: Davis, Thomas L. 1960-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: People of the California missions
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Missions, Spanish -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature.; City and town life -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Ranch life -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Pioneers -- California -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Missions -- California -- History.; City and town life -- California -- History.; Ranch life -- California -- History.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California.; California -- History -- To 1846.; California -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.; California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- To 1846 -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the daily life of townspeople and ranchers at early California missions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The California frontier; title: Learning from oral history; title: Who were the townspeople and ranchers?; title: How were towns and ranches organized and built?; title: Government; title: Daily life of a frontiersman; title: The lives of the women settlers; title: Growing up on the frontier; title: Entertainment; title: Frontier religion; title: The Californio heritage.