Missions of California, William Henry Hudson, 1901

By Linda Pendleton

Missions California

“...for those who live beneath the blue skies of California, and for those who wander awhile as visitors among her scenes of wonder and enchantment, the old mission buildings will ever be objects of curious and unique interest.” ~William Henry Hudson, 1901.

In 1901, Stanford Professor of English Literature , William Henry Hudson published his book on the history of the founding of the twenty-one missions in California by Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan friar. The first mission was built in 1769 in San Diego. In 1988, Fr. Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Fray Junípero Serra.

Linda Pendleton has written an Introduction to the professor’s book and her photograph is on the book cover. A native Californian, she is author of nonfiction and fiction books, comics, and ecourses. She coauthored the popular nonfiction book, To Dance With Angels with her husband, Don Pendleton. Don and Linda Pendleton also wrote the nonfiction, Whispers From the Soul, and the crime novel, Roulette. Linda's fiction includes the Catherine Winter Series; and The Dawning. She has published several nonfiction books. Linda is a member of the Authors Guild Inc., Authors Foundation, Sisters In Crime, and EPIC Authors.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Linda Pendleton
• Release date: Apr 24, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458047991

Linda Pendleton

Linda Pendleton has written in a variety of genres: nonfiction, mystery novels, nonfiction ecourses, comic book scripting, and screenplays. She coauthored nonfiction and fiction with her late husband, renowned author, Don Pendleton, including the popular nonfiction books, To Dance With Angels, and Whispers From the Soul. A few of her other nonfiction books are A Walk Through Grief; Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom; A Small Drop of Ink. Her fiction work includes her novels, The Unknown; Sound of Silence; Deadly Flare-Up; Roulette, The Search for the Sunrise Killer by Don and Linda Pendleton; her Catherine Winter Mystery series, Shattered Lens; Fractured Image; Shifting Focus; Corn Silk Days, Iowa, 1862; The Bold Trail, A Samuel Garrison Western. She has won awards for her ebooks. Linda is a former member of The Authors Guild, and EPIC Authors. SAhe is currently a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Fictioneers. Four of her early ebooks won Epic Awards. Although most of her time is devoted to her love of writing, she also enjoys the exploration of her family's genealogical roots. Linda's book covers are designed with Judy Bullard. They have worked together for nearly two decades. Check out Judy's book cover gallery at http://www.customebookcovers.com. Judy is listed as one of Smashwords suggested cover designers.

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