Discovering Mission Santa Bárbara
Discovering Mission Santa Bárbara

Author: Jack Connelly

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1627131000

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Learn about the rich history of Mission Santa Bárbara: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Discovering Early California Afro-Latino Presence
Discovering Early California Afro-Latino Presence

Author: Damany M. Fisher

Publisher: Heyday Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781597141451

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Although it is not generally apparent from paintings and other depictions of early California, many members of the pioneering Anza expeditions and Spanish California's most prominent families were of mixed race--Hispanic, Indian, and African. At a time when slavery was still legal in the United States, these Afro-Latinos made major contributions to early California. They were landowners, soldiers, judges, governors, and patriarchs of some of the state's most influential families. They opened up trails, led rebellions, and established ranchos and pueblos that would become the basis for many of today's cities.

Discovering Wolves
Discovering Wolves

Author: Nancy Field

Publisher: Dog Eared Pub

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780941042390

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Children take an exciting and adventurous journey into the world of wolves. They meet an actual wolf pack, track wolves in the wild and learn predator-prey relationships through 18 fun activities. The revised edition deals with current issues surrounding wolves.Wolf stickers included.

Discovering the Geology of Baja California
Discovering the Geology of Baja California

Author: Markes E. Johnson

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780816522293

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Baja California: wild, desolate, and a treasure-house of geological wonders. Along its ancient shorelines, careful observers can learn much about how the Gulf of California came into existence and what the future of the Baja California peninsula might be. For those who wish to unlock the mysteries of Baja California, geologist Markes Johnson offers the key. He has taken a body of technical research on the geology and paleontology of the region and made it accessible in plain language for anyone who visits the peninsula, whether for study or recreation. His book teaches general concepts in coastal geomorphology and tectonics, as well as the basic geological and natural history of the Gulf of California, in a conversive, intellectually stimulating fashion. Johnson's guide takes the form of six day-long hikes in the area of Punta Chivato on the east coast of the southern Baja California peninsula. Punta Chivato is presented as a microcosm of the entire region; it can enable visitors to better understand major themes in the natural history of the Gulf of California and its geological past. All of the hikes begin at the southeast corner of the Punta Chivato promontory and loop out in different directions. Each circuit is designed to minimize overlap with adjacent hikes and to maximize the visitor's exposure to instructive variations in the landscape. Each chapter features additional reflections on a geologist of another time and place who has advanced the field in a way that elucidates the material covered in that chapter. Through these asides, readers will learn the basic lessons about how geologists read the secrets hidden in landscapes. Discovering the Geology of Baja California invites visitors to these shores to explore not only rocks and fossils but also the continuum of past ecosystems with the ecology of the present. It offers both an unparalleled guide to a remote area and a new understanding of life caught in an endless cycle of change.