Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769-1850 (Published for the Omohundro Institute. ... Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo) by Hackel, Steven W - 2005-10-16

Williamsburg, Virginia / Chapel Hill, North Caroli: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press, 2005. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x9. First paperback printing. Single light spine crease. 2005 Trade Paperback. xx, 476 pp. "Recovering lost voices and exploring issues intimate and institutional, this sweeping examination of Spanish California illuminates Indian struggles against a confining colonial order and amidst harrowing depopulation. To capture the enormous challenges Indians confronted, Steven W. Hackel integrates textual and quantitative sources and weaves together analyses of disease and depopulation, marriage and sexuality, crime and punishment, and religious, economic, and political change. As colonization reduced their numbers and remade California, Indians congregated in missions, where they forged communities under Franciscan oversight. Yet missions proved disastrously unhealthful and… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Presenting an examination of Spanish California, this book aims to illuminate Indian struggles against a confining colonial order and amidst harrowing depopulation. Concentrating on the experiences of the Costanoan and Esselen peoples during the colonial period, it concludes with an epilogue that carries the story of their survival.

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Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2005. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 496 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

Omohundro Institute and UNC Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Original quarter cloth, printed boards. Slightest shelfwear/shelf soil; sticker ghost to lower board. Tight and square. ; Published By The Omohundro Institute Of ... And The University Of North Carolina Press; 6.12 X 1.11 X 9.25 inches; 476 pages .

University of North Carolina Press, 2005-10-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!