California's Old Missions: The Story of the Founding of the 21
Franciscan Missions in Spanish Alta California: 1769-1823. By Paul H. Kocher.
Chicago, Franciscan Herald Press, 1976.177 pages. $6.95.
This short volume, based on limited research, explains and
describes how each of California's missions was established. In an appendix, the
author briefly traces the history of each mission to the present.
