The Shattered Cross : French Catholic Missionaries on the Mississippi River, 1698-1725 /

"In "The Shattered Cross," Linda Carol Jones explores the lives and work of five priests of the Seminaire de Quebec, the first French Catholic missionaries to serve along the Mississippi River between 1698 and 1725. Using an array of archival holdings in Quebec and France, Jones provi...

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Autor principal: Jones, Linda Carol (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Seminaire de Quebec.
Seminaire de Quebec > Biography.
Missionaries.
Indians of North America > Missions.
Indians of North America.
Discoveries in geography.
HISTORY / Native American.
Missionaries > Mississippi River Valley > Biography.
Jesuits > Biography.
Indians of North America > Mississippi River Valley > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Missions > History > 18th century.
Jesuits > Missions > New France > History > 18th century.
Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River.
Canada.
Mississippi River > Discovery and exploration.
Canada > History > To 1763 (New France)
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude to the Mississippi
  • The Seminary, the Church, and Its Priests
  • Preparation for the Mississippi
  • First Encounters and Final Choices
  • Les Vignes Contestes
  • De Montigny, the Taensas, and the Natchez
  • Foucault and the Quapaws
  • Saint-Cosme, the Tamarois, and the Natchez
  • Bergier and the Tamarois
  • Davion, the Tunicas, and the French.

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