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North with de Anza

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Description:The city of San Francisco was founded in the eighteenth century by a party of thirty families traveling north from present-day Arizona to Alta California, led by don Juan Bautista de Anza. Based on diaries maintained by several of the families who traveled with de Anza, North with de Anza is a fictionalized account of the expedition for young readers.In this story, Pedro Peralta is a twelve-year-old boy for whom the arduous journey on horseback is the adventure of a lifetime. Each day brings him new chances to exhibit his bravery: worrisome appearances of Apaches, desert droughts, mountain snows, and the fording of the treacherous Colorado River.Prior to this writing, Dorothy Erskine followed de Anzas route by automobile and studied the scholarship of Borderlands historian Herbert Eugene Bolton. First published in 1958 and long out of print, North with de Anza will be welcomed by todays young readers eager for information on the early history of California.Ages 12 and up; reading level grades 6-10.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with North with de Anza. To get started finding North with de Anza, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Turtleback Books

Release: 2004

ISBN: 1417820950

Description: The city of San Francisco was founded in the eighteenth century by a party of thirty families traveling north from present-day Arizona to Alta California, led by don Juan Bautista de Anza. Based on diaries maintained by several of the families who traveled with de Anza, North with de Anza is a fictionalized account of the expedition for young readers.In this story, Pedro Peralta is a twelve-year-old boy for whom the arduous journey on horseback is the adventure of a lifetime. Each day brings him new chances to exhibit his bravery: worrisome appearances of Apaches, desert droughts, mountain snows, and the fording of the treacherous Colorado River.Prior to this writing, Dorothy Erskine followed de Anzas route by automobile and studied the scholarship of Borderlands historian Herbert Eugene Bolton. First published in 1958 and long out of print, North with de Anza will be welcomed by todays young readers eager for information on the early history of California.Ages 12 and up; reading level grades 6-10.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with North with de Anza. To get started finding North with de Anza, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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