Hugo Reid was a merchant seaman who came to El Pueblo de Los Angeles . He , too , decided to stay on . He went to work as a bookkeeper for Don Abel Stearns . On one of his many visits to Mission San Gabriel Archangel , Hugo Reid fell in ...
Antonio María Osio’s La Historia de Alta California was the first written history of upper California during the era of Mexican rule, and this is its first complete English translation.
This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features appropriately leveled text to accommodate different reading levels.
Cole and Aaron, a couple of surfers, were sitting on the rail looking out at the growing swells, twelve or fifteen feet. The water was so messy, so smashed and foamed, it wasn't worth it. They would take waves on the head in chop like ...
Spanish Alta California
This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features appropriately leveled text to accommodate different reading levels.
The Founding of Spanish California: The Northwestward Expansion of New Spain, 1687-1783
The story unfolds with two neighboring families, the Russells and Gradillas, sharing labor and fortune near the pueblo of San Diego de Alcala.
... Esplandián and is smitten with love for him. During the combat Esplandián defeats Radiaro, and Amadís bests Calafia, who is taken prisoner. During the ... The Labors of the Very Brave Knight Esplandián Itell 10 garci rodriguez de montalvo.
Mapping this historic route for the first time. Together, they show not only the hardships and victories of blazing the difficult trail, but the resolve of this company of fifty...
This annotated collection of Russian accounts of Alta California, many of them translated here into English from Russian for the first time, presents richly detailed impressions by visiting Russian mariners, scientists, and Russian-American ...