Gateway to Alta California - The Expedition to San Diego, 1769

The story of the Spanish expedition to help found San Diego is told through diary excerpts and the author's comments, taking the reader day-by-day on the journey through the unexplored, desolate wilderness of northern Baja California. Listed for the first time are the names of all Hispanic members of the expedition party. Full-color maps provide a graphic statement of the journey. Harry W. Crosby, 2003, 229 pages, hardcover