| Soldiers and Their Families Contributor(s): Williams, Jack S. (Illustrator), Davis, Thomas L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823962857 ISBN-13: 9780823962853 Publisher: PowerKids Press OUR PRICE: $31.28 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2003 Annotation: Soldiers of the California Mission Frontier and Their Families explains why Spain sent soldiers to California, and paints a picture of what life was like for the soldiers living and working at the California missions and presidios. There to protect the padres and the Native Americans who lived on the missions, the soldiers also made these communities their home. They raised families, worked the land, and formed relationships with the people they had come to protect. The book also explains what life was like for the women and children of the mission soldiers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 979.404 |
| LCCN: 2001004326 |
| Series: People of the California Missions |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.22" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72293 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |