The Famous Missions of California

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Famous Missions of California by William Henry Hudson. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on ornithology and novels, and other books of far ranging interest. This is a short overview, which he calls a sketch, of the California Missions starting with the first travels of Father Junipero Serra to their time of declining influence. Summary by Larry Wilson. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (45MB)

Directors & creators

William Henry Hudson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;San Francisco; American West; San Diego; portola; santa cruz; father junipero serra; san juan capistrano; monterey; santa clara; san antonio de padua; san carlos; san buenaventura; santa barbara; la purisima concepcion; soledad; san juan bautista; san luis rey; santa lnez; san miguel; san jose; san rafael; solano; jose de galv; catholic missions; viscaino; carmelite fathers; la purisima

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