California Missions

The 21 missions the Spanish founded in California were an important part of the region's history. The California Missions books examine the history of each mission, including the original settling of the mission, interactions with local natives, problems each site faced, and the eventual secularization and modernization of the mission. Each Book Contains a unique step-by-step project to help young readers build a replica of the specific mission and detailed floor-plan maps of the mission building. This series of books covers the day-to-day life at the missions and the hardships natives had to endure. They breakdown the various jobs and chores the friars and soldiers had to perform. Events and procedures from California history are presented in historical context, allowing readers to better understand the mission system. Readers will be able to understand the chronology of the mission system, from founding through secularization and modern use while building projects will help readers better understand the text presented.