Overview
"This is a fascinating guide to the historical origins of California's landmarks and cities named in honour of saints. One of the most striking features of California is the frequency with which its natural landmarks and cities are named after Christian saints. Many place names are traceable to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Spanish navigators, soldiers, and friars who christened the geographical sites the crossed and the missions and presidios they founded as they sought to secure California under Spanish rule. These explorers and the settlers that followed them often named sites for the saint whose feast day fell on the day the location was named. ""Saints of California"" highlights the appearances of more than ninety saints' names - from San Augustin to San Ysidro - as well as providing a brief but informative overview of the historical origin of the name and the life of the saint for whom it was named."
Full Product Details
Author: Edward Mornin ,
Lorna Mornin
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.666kg
ISBN: 9780892369843
ISBN 10: 0892369841
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 November 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers. Los Angeles Magazine A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers. -- Los Angeles Magazine A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers. - Los Angeles Magazine
<p> “A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers.”— Los Angeles Magazine
"A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers. ""Los Angeles"" Magazine """""" ""A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers.""--""Los Angeles"" Magazine """" “A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers.”—""Los Angeles"" Magazine """""
<p> A handy little guidebook to the multitudes of California cities and landmarks with Christian monikers. -- Los Angeles Magazine
Author Information
Edward Mornin is Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Lorna Mornin is a former lecturer and research scientist at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
