Publication

2007-10-01 - Heritage Books

Language

English

Word Count

71,000 words, Guess

Page Count

284 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL11104030M
  • ISBN-139780788422034
  • ISBN-100788422030
  • OCLC Control Number51261305
  • LibraryThing2680948

Classifications

  • LCCF1030.2 .T54

Description

Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan’s first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan. In 1673 Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River. -Wikipedia Reuben Gold Thwaites was a noted historian and a director of the Wisconsin Historical Society. He carried out extensive research on Father Marquette as well as other French Jesuits in North America, compiling a 71-volume collection of Jesuit documents called The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryhistorybiographyHistory: WorldExpeditions & DiscoveriesExploration of North AmericaMarquette, jacques, 1637-1675

Places

St. Ignace (Mich)Mississippi RiverSault Ste. Marie (Mich)

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