Franciscan frontiersmen : how three adventurers charted the West /
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Author / Creator: | Kittle, Robert A., 1953- author. |
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Imprint: | Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017] |
Description: | vii, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11044108 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Prologue: Soldiers of the Crown, Soldiers of the Cross
- 1. The Conquest Begins
- 2. Search for an Elusive Eden
- 3. Eureka!
- 4. Beyond the Río Colorado
- 5. Overland to California
- 6. Start Mounting Up
- 7. Desert Nativity Scene
- 8. Uprising at Mission San Diego
- 9. A Forgotten Soldier of the Cross
- 10. Apostolic Pilgrimage
- 11. Solitary Sojourn in the High Desert
- 12. Unfinished Quest
- 13. Steering through Unexplored Waters
- 14. Fatalistic Venture
- 15. Slaughter on the Colorado River
- 16. Retribution on the Colorado
- 17. Final Journey
- Epilogue: An Imperfect Legacy
- Notes
- Index