Carlota: A Story Of The San Gabriel Mission (1908)

By Frances Margaret Fox

Book Overview

""Carlota: A Story of the San Gabriel Mission"" is a historical fiction novel written by Frances Margaret Fox and published in 1908. The story follows the life of a young Native American girl named Carlota, who is taken from her family and brought to the San Gabriel Mission in California during the 1800s. The novel explores the harsh realities of life in the mission, including forced conversion to Christianity and the loss of cultural identity. Despite these challenges, Carlota finds strength and resilience in her faith and her relationships with other residents of the mission. The novel offers a unique perspective on the complex history of Spanish colonialism in California and sheds light on the experiences of Native American communities during this time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164166395
• ISBN13: 9781164166399
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"