Laboring in the Fields of the Lord: Spanish Missions and Southeastern Indians

by Jerald T. Milanich

Book Overview

The missions of Spanish Florida are one of American history's best kept secrets. Between 1565 and 1763, more than 150 missions with names like San Francisco and San Antonio dotted the landscape from south Florida to the Chesapeake Bay. Drawing on archaeological and historical research, much conducted in the last 25 years, Milanich offers a vivid description of these missions and the Apalachee, Guale, and Timucua Indians who lived and labored in them...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081302966X
• ISBN13: 9780813029665
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"