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American history books often portray the Spanish missions of California as havens of civil coexistence between the Spanish conquistadors, the Catholic priests, and the native Indians who had long inhabited the area. In reality, the "civilized" Christian life that was forced upon the natives was steeped in cruelty and violence.

Debra Barton's The Cry of the Lone Coyote is an unflinching portrayal of the devastating effects that the Catholic mission life and the colonization of California had on Native Americans during the nineteenth century. As told through three generations...