Mother of California

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It was a pleasure to read Mr. North's work which now comes before the public. It untangles and pieces together the fragmentary threads of the early Spanish records and weaves them into a clear and consecutive narrative that makes the story of the great Peninsula vivid; it is permeated with the knowledge and results which the author gained through his own careful investigations in the Peninsula.