Californio Portraits by Harry W Crosby
Offers the most thorough and extensive account of the people of Baja California from the time of the peninsulas occupation by the Spaniards in the seventeenth century to the present. Californio Portraits combines history and sociology to provide an in-depth view of a culture that has managed to survive dramatic changes.
“Descended from the first Mexican families who settled the region, the remote mountain people of Baja California follow a lifestyle that preserves their traditional folkwaysIn lively, elegant prose and stunning photographs, Harry W. Crosby portrays the Californios’ customs and rich heritage. This newly updated version of Crosby’s seminal work on the Sierra de Guadalupe will become an indispensable reference for scholars, Baja California devotees, and anyone interested in the complete saga of northwestern Mexico and the American southwest.”—Iris H. W. Engstrand author of San Diego: California’s Cornerstone and William Wolfskill: Frontier Trapper to California Ranchero
Harry W. Crosby is a photographer and historian who specializes in the history of Alta California and Baja California. His books include Gateway to Alta California: The Expedition to San Diego, 1769, Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768, and The Cave Paintings of Baja California: Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780806192147 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806192143 |
| Title | Californio Portraits |
| Author | Harry W Crosby |
| Series | Before Gold: California Under Spain And Mexico Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Year published | 2023-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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