Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries

This book provides unique and lively authentic and source-based insights into the history culture geography fauna flora geology climate and politics of eighteenth-century Sonora/Arizona drawing from the fascinating first-hand accounts written by German speaking Jesuit missionaries. Transcultural experiences of extraordinary kinds dominate those accounts which allow us to understand the difficult problematic sometimes hostile but then also productive and fruitful contacts interactions and dealings between the European missionaries and the native population.<br/>