Père Marquette

Père Marquette

Books by
Agnes Repplier

A Happy Half Century

In Our Covenant Days

J. William White, M.D.

Père Marquette

Philadelphia: The Place and the People

The Cat

To
J. McShain
A wise and kind friend

Contents

Chapter		Page
I	The Lure of the Unknown	1
II	The Mississippi	9
III	Jacques Marquette	19
IV	The Indians	27
V	New France	47
VI	In the Wilderness	67
VII	St. Ignace	79
VIII	On the Eve	96
IX	The Departure	111
X	The Great River	127
XI	The Illinois	137
XII	Southward	155
XIII	The Return	182
XIV	The Last Mission	209
XV	The End	229
XVI	What Followed Père Marquette's Death	243
XVII	The Question of Authenticity	258
XVIII	"The Indians of the Prayer"	265
XIX	Unfading Honors of the Dead	278
Index		289

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930.

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