{"product_id":"california-missions-coloring-book-9780486273464","title":"California Missions Coloring Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Jun pero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from San Diego to north of San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003eArtist David Rickman's accurately rendered and well-researched drawings (including several double-page spreads) depict all 21 of these admirable structures, among them San Buenaventura, San Jos  de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Diego de Alcal , San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de As s, Santa B rbara Virgen y M rtir, Santa In s Virgen y M rtir, San Francisco Solano, San Juan Bautista, and San Luis Rey de Francia.\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are realistic, ready-to-color vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life, particularly the role of the mission in converting the Indians to Christianity and instructing them in farming, weaving, blacksmithing, masonry, and other crafts -- even painting and decorating the mission church and surrounding buildings.\u003cbr\u003eAn informative caption accompanies each illustration, giving a brief history of the mission, while a general introduction explains the history and purpose of the mission system in California. A map indicates their locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486273464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.97h x 8.26w x 0.27d","brand":"David Rickman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637709664412,"sku":"9780486273464","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d5342e30-b450-4ea5-b101-3e86b8166612.jpg?v=1603845491","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/california-missions-coloring-book-9780486273464","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}