The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan |
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| Author:
| Baraga, Frederic
Prud'homme, Rev. Paul
Gregorich, Joseph
Prud'Homme, Paul |
| Volume Editor:
| Walling, Regis M.
Rupp, N. Daniel |
| Series title: | Great Lakes Books Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-2999-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.20 |
Book Description:
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In 1831, Father Frederic Baraga went to America from his native Slovenia to take Christianity to the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians. Twenty years later when Baraga heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a diary. This text is an English translation of that diary.
In 1831, Father Frederic Baraga went to America from his native Slovenia to take Christianity to the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians. Twenty years later when Baraga heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a diary. This text is an English translation of that diary.