Lands Never Trodden

Lands Never Trodden is a book which will bring to the general public the most full understanding to date of these amazing institutions. It offers the reader insights, and understandings of the stories hidden in virtually every one of these monuments. Franciscan priests, Spanish officials and Native Americans all have their stories faithfully reported. Behind each of the missions there are tales of unremitting labor, sacrifices, love, intrigue, passion, violence and death. All of these stories unfold in this volume. The generally familiar stories of the missionaries, and the previously untold stories of the Native Americans are treated with equal candor. With exhaustive research and reference to historical documents Lands Never Trodden brings to the general public entertaining, educational and very readable insights to the twenty one California Missions.