The Missions Of California: A Legacy Of Genocide

The Indian Historian Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. X, 233 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, Spine Background Red Faded To Pink. . Signed By Some Of The Authors: Jack Norton, Jim Lewis, Rupert Casto, Jeannette Costo. The Softcover Reprints Are Available In Hundreds Of Libraries, But The Hardcover First Printing Is Scarce (And Has An Apparently Incorrect Isbn 0-913436-026). "We Thank Those Many Indian Tribes And Individuals Who Sent Statements Opposing The Canonization Of Fr. Junipero Serra, Demanding Correction Of The Libels Perpetuated Against The Native Indians, And Protesting The Degrading Statements Made About The Native People By Those Individuals Who Support The Serra Canonization...If It Can Be Proved That Serra Accomplished None Of These Good Works, That He Was Responsible For The Horrendous Conditions Of Near Slavery At The Missions That He Structured After The Image Of The Spanish Inquisition, Of Which He Was A Disciple And A Commissioner, Then The Project To Have Him Declared A Saint, Cannot Be Justified... The Proof Lies In Thousands Of Volumes Of Data, Documents From The Archives Of The Missions, In The Reports Made To The Spanish Monarchs Throughout The Mission Period, And In The Minds And Memories Of The Indian People Themselves..." A Monument Of Both Scholarship And First-Hand Anecdotal Family History. No Comparable Works About The Experiences Of Native Peoples Elsewhere In The World.