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Lightfoot, Kent G., 1953-

Indians, missionaries, and merchants : the legacy of colonial encounters on the California frontiers / Kent G. Lightfoot. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (xvii, 338 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-318) and index.

Dimensions and consequences of colonial encounters -- Visions of pre-colonial native California -- Franciscan missions in Alta California -- Native agency in the Franciscan missions -- Russian merchants in California -- Native agency in the Ross Colony -- Missionary and mercantile colonies in California -- The aftermath -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 9780520940352

LCCN: 2021696378

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Franciscans--Missions--History.--California

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Indians of North America--First contact with Europeans--California.
Indians of North America--Missions--History.--California
Indians of North America--Commerce--History.--California
Federally recognized Indian tribes--California.
Federal aid to Indians--California.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Social policy.
United States--Race relations.

LC Class. No.: E78.C15

Dewey Class. No.: 979.4/02