Robert Kittle: Franciscan Frontiersmen
Robert Kittle, author of Franciscan Frontiersmen: How Three Adventurers Charted the West. In the tumult of Spain’s colonization of the West, Pedro Font, Juan Crespí endured terrifying storms at sea, blood-soaked Indian attacks, starvation, thirst, scurvy, dysentery, malaria, earthquakes, marauding bears, and lonely isolation as they carved trails through forbidding deserts, uncharted swamps, high mountain passes, and desolate lands. The book brings to life this powerful, untold narrative.
Drawing on the diaries and correspondence of Font, Crespí, and Garcés, as well as his own exhaustive field research, Robert A. Kittle has woven a narrative detailing the friars’ striking accomplishments. Meet the author and hear about the research process of how this book came to life. Robert Kittle is a former White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report magazine and long-time editorial page editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The event will be held in the Winn Room. 619-522-7390.