Discusses why various artisans came to live and work in early California and describes the activities of some of them.

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Details the daily life of sailors, merchants, and muleteers in the societies that grew up around early California missions.

Describes the life and works of the Franciscan priests who helped the Spanish colonize California by establishing missions for the native peoples and new settle