The Anza Trail and the Settling of California SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief and celebrating the determination that

and celebrating the determination that carried her through hard and heady times alike

Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake

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It's a story she has told through music

"Grounded in science but watered by the heart of a poet

The Anza Trail and the Settling of California SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief and celebrating the determination thatThe Anza Trail and the Settling of California synthesizes firsthand documents and diaries from the Anza expeditions to retell the story of the exploration of the Southwest and the settlement of the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1774, the Spanish viceroy of Mexico sent Juan Bautista de Anza, captain of the Presidio at Tubac (in what is now Arizona), to lead two expeditions: the first to find a safe overland route to Monterey, and the second to return Anza