| Indians of the California Mission Frontier Contributor(s): Williams, Jack S. (Illustrator), Davis, Thomas L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823962814 ISBN-13: 9780823962815 Publisher: PowerKids Press OUR PRICE: $31.28 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2003 Annotation: Indians of the California Mission Frontier talks about what life was like for the neophytes who joined the missions. A controversial subject for many historians, this book provides a balanced picture of the diversity of the California Indians and the mission experience. It shows us what daily life was like, how the mission Indians' culture changed, and which traditions they were able to keep. It talks about the kinds of conflicts there were between the missionaries and the people they were trying to convert. It also talks about some of the good things that came from the mission experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
| Dewey: 979.400 |
| LCCN: 2002006544 |
| Series: People of the California Missions |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.22" W x 8.98" (0.86 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72290 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |