Observations in Lower California

Observations in Lower California by Johann Jakob Baegert provides an authentic and vivid account of life in Baja California during the mid-18th century. Written after nearly two decades of missionary work among the Indigenous people of the region, Baegert's Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen Halbinsel Californien offers a detailed portrayal of the cultural, social, and environmental challenges faced by both the native population and the Jesuit missionaries. This first complete English trans...