The Americas, October 1st, 2007
Colonial Rosary: The Spanish and Indian Missions of California. By Alison Lake. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2006. Pp. xviii, 244. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $39.95 cloth; $19.95 paper. The late Marin Ridge used to advise scholars that it was better to write a "C" level book on an "A" quality topic, rather than the reverse, because at least the writer's name would become recognized by a larger audience. What would Martin have said about this book that addresses an important subject but with near failing results? Despite the deployment of scholarly impedimenta, Lake demonstra...
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