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Changes in Landscape is an excellent companion
piece to our many books on the Missions of California. In addition,
Michael Hardwick has provided a detail of Mission culture that
many researchers can appreciate. Students of California Missions
will find this an excellent resource.
--Publisher, Douglas Westfall
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6 x 9 inches
75 illustrations; 144 pages
ISBN: 1-891030-54-X
Softcover
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Changes
in Landscape --
The Beginnings of Horticulture in the California Missions
By
Michael R. Hardwick
While much has been written on the Missions
of California, little can be found on certain elements of our
Spanish heritage. Such is the topic of horticulture, and the
subject of this book. From the food that is placed on each table
in California today, to the 200 year old trees that grace the
historic Missions, the beginnings of horticulture in early California
affect us all. In this second edition of Changes in Landscape,
Michael Hardwick has excelled in presenting the legacy of Mission
culture that touches us all: our food, our decorative plants,
and our trees.
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"Michael has worked as an archivist,
lecturer, and writer in the field of Spanish Colonial
History for many years. He organized and accessioned
the La Purísima State Historic Park Mission Archive...his
work is an ongoing research project...he has supplied
material to other researchers and reporters for publications
on mission horticulture and welcomes further exchange."
--Kristina W. Foss, Santa Bárbara
Mission Museum Director
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