Early Days At the Mission San Juan Bautista Portrait of an Historic California

Description: (Californiana) Mylar, Isaac L. : Early Days At the Mission San Juan Bautista: Paperback. Valley Publishers / San Juan Bautista Historical Society, Watsonville, CA. 1970. B&W Illustrations: New Edition, Very Good This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some spots of tidemarking / toning. There is some beginning bumping and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine of the book has some fading. The text pages are clean and bright. Also included is a booklet for the walking tour of the mission (put together by the mission) and there are several other miscellaneous related pages included. "Following its creation in 1797, San Juan's population grew quickly. By 1803, there were 1,036 Native Americans living at the mission. Ranching and farming activity had moved apace, with 1,036 cattle, 4,600 sheep, 22 swine, 540 horses and 8 mules counted that year. At the same time, the harvest of wheat, barley and corn was estimated at 2,018 fanegas, each of about 220 pounds. Father Pedro Estévan Tápis (who had a special talent for music) joined Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta, at Mission San Juan Bautista in 1815 to teach singing to the Native Americans. He employed a system of notation developed in Spain that uses varied colors or textures for polyphonic music, usually (from bottom to top) solid black, solid red, black outline (sometimes solid yellow) and red outline (or black outline when yellow was used). " (from Wikipedia) 2 132 #50092 $20

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Author: Mylar, Isaac L.

Book Title: Early Days At the Mission San Juan Bautista

Cover: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Valley Publishers / San Juan Bautista Historical Society

Publication Year: 1970

Type: Trade PB

Place Published: Watsonville, CA

Pages: 204p.

Topic: Californiana

Format: Paperback

Edition: New Edition

Book Condition: Very Good

Defects: This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good, condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers, have some spots of tidemarking / toning. There is some, beginning bumping and bumping to the spine ends and corners of, the book covers. The spine of the book has some fading. The, text pages are clean and bright. Also included is a booklet for, the walking tour of the mission (put together by the mission), and there are several other miscellaneous related pages, included. "Following its creation in 1797, San Juan's, population grew quickly. By 1803, there were 1,036 Native, Americans living at the mission. Ranching and farming activity, had moved apace, with 1,036 cattle, 4,600 sheep, 22 swine, 540, horses and 8 mules counted that year. At the same time, the, harvest of wheat, barley and corn was estimated at 2,018, fanegas, each of about 220 pounds. Father Pedro Estévan Tápis, (who had a special talent for music) joined Father Felipe, Arroyo de la Cuesta, at Mission San Juan Bautista in 1815 to, teach singing to the Native Americans. He employed a system of, notation developed in Spain that uses varied colors or textures, for polyphonic music, usually (from bottom to top) solid black,, solid red, black outline (sometimes solid yellow) and red, outline (or black outline when yellow was used). " (from, Wikipedia)

Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations

Binding: Paperback

Subject: Californiana

Place of Publication: Watsonville, CA

Year Printed: 1970