A Jesuit Missionary in Eighteenth-Century Sonora The Family Correspondence of Philippe Segesser |
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| Editor:
| Thompson, Raymond H. |
| Translator:
| Zimmt, Werner S.
Dahlquist, Robert E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5424-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The Swiss Jesuit missionary Philipp Segesser was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain.
The Swiss Jesuit missionary Philipp Segesser was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain.