10-26005 California's El Camino Real and Its Historic Bells

California's El Camino Real and Its Historic Bells is the first book to document the birth and growth of El Camino Real. This is a story of the birth of the bells that have marked El Camino Real for almost a century and of the work of the many women's organizations that made this extraordinary achievement possible. This book follows the evolution of California's El Camino Real and tells of the times when this ancient road was almost lost, and how it was rescued by the women of California

1st Edition, 2000
Perfect bound, soft cover: 139 pages
ISBN: 0-932653-37-5
Publisher: Sunbelt Publications
Language: English
Used, Excellent Condition

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Max Kurillo has been researching, writing, and lecturing about the California missions for many decades and has published several books, articles, and booklets about the missions. He worked with and appeared with Huell Howser on the California Gold production of “The Bells of El Camino Real,” and appeared on KECT (Los Angeles) and KPBS (San Diego) with Howser discussing the mission bells. Kurillo has visited all the 48 missions in Baja and Alta California. He won the Native Daughters of the Gold West “California Image Award” for his work documenting El Camino Real. He has published in the Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly, Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly, the American Bell Association’s Bell Tower, and the California Missions Foundation’s Boletín. California State Parks featured a panel display entitled “California Historic Corridor” based on his work and photographs. Kurillo lives in the San Diego area.