Storied Land: Community and Memory in Monterey

by John H. Walton and John Walton

Book Overview

Storied Land is not only an important record of events--it is also a powerful and innovative investigation of how historical narratives are produced. Walton looks at how Franciscan missionaries and military governors created competing historical narratives of "civilizing" the Native American population. He explores changing historical conditions that generate successive narratives of Yankee progress, Spanish romance, and working-class...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520227239
• ISBN13: 9780520227231
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"