Mission: The Birth of California, the Death of a Nation

By Margaret Wyman

November 5, 1775 – The Kumeyaay Indians attacked in force overnight, storming the Spanish Presidio at Misión San Diego. Despite early successes, they were repulsed by the Spaniards, beginning what... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931857008
• ISBN13: 9781931857000
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Idyllwild Publishing
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The TRUE Story!

Besides telling the dirty truth, this book will keep you reading and biting your nails until the very end. (In fact, you will be asking "What's Next?") The book is that good!Just remember that beyond the kind, decent, misguided and sometimes sordid characters, the story is historically accurate, even when the truth is frightening and shameful.

A brutal tale of the subjugation

Mission: The Birth Of California, The Death Of A Nation is an historical novel set against the conquest of Southern California by the Spanish crown, set at the same era as when the United States was fighting for its independence. A brutal tale of the subjugation, forced religious conversion, enslavement, and massacre of California's native people seen through the eyes of a young woman who personally experiences the worst and most vicious of the conquistadors' treatment. A disturbing but highly recommended saga by Margaret Wyman, Mission accurately depicts the historical, genocidal impact that foreign settlement had on California's native population.

Mission The Birth of California The Death of a Nation

Margaret Wyman was blessed with the gift of story telling. She has the extraordinary talent of bringing her characters to life. I only wish I had the talent and eloqence to encourage you to read Mission. I found myself discussing Web with one of my friends as if I were reminiscing about my own sister. On daily walks along the trails of Lake Hodges I envision Web and feel her spirit as if she truly existed. Web's story has touched my soul and enlightened my view of Southern California history.

Mission: The Birth of California, the Death of a Nation

Ms Wyman has told a truth which has been overlooked too long. I found myself captured by the story and continued to pick the book up and read every chance I had until I finished it. Further, some friends of mine have read it and each one has been well pleased. One can tell by reading the book that the author has researched her subject extensively. Jim Ferrell, Idyllwild, Ca.

California Missions An Honest Perspective

A spell binding book...hard to put down. The real story of the Padres and the California Missions...the one we weren't taught in school. I highly recommend this book to people who want to know the way it really was. A very well told story.