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""Western Missions and Missionaries: A Series of Letters"" is a book written by Pierre Jean De Smet, a Belgian Jesuit missionary who spent most of his life in North America. The book is a collection of letters that De Smet wrote to his superiors in Europe, describing his experiences as a missionary in the western part of the United States during the mid-19th century.In his letters, De Smet discusses his efforts to convert Native American tribes to Christianity, his interactions with various tribes, and the challenges he faced as a missionary in a largely unfamiliar and often hostile environment. He also provides detailed descriptions of the geography and natural resources of the regions he visited, as well as the customs and traditions of the Native American tribes he encountered.Throughout the book, De Smet expresses his deep commitment to his faith and his belief in the importance of spreading Christianity to the indigenous peoples of North America. He also reflects on the impact of European colonization on the Native American population, and the ways in which he and other missionaries attempted to mitigate the negative effects of this process.Overall, ""Western Missions and Missionaries: A Series of Letters"" provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of a 19th-century missionary in the American West, as well as a valuable historical perspective on the complex and often fraught relationship between European colonizers and the indigenous peoples of North America.""This Book Is In English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Title: Letters and sketches, with a narrative of a year's residence among the Indian tribes of the Rocky Mountains.Author: Smet, Pierre Jean dePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03111000CollectionID: CTRG99-B1817PublicationDate: 18430101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 252 p., [13] leaves of plates [1 fold.]: ill.; 20 cm

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

""Notice sur le Territoire et sur la Mission de l'Oregon"" est un livre �����crit en 1847 par Pierre Jean De Smet, un missionnaire j�����suite belge. Dans ce livre, De Smet d�����crit en d�����tail son voyage dans le territoire de l'Oregon, qui comprenait alors une grande partie de l'Ouest des �����tats-Unis. Il d�����crit les paysages, les rivi�����res, les montagnes et les for������ts qu'il a travers�����s, ainsi que les peuples autochtones qu'il a rencontr�����s.En plus de d�����crire le territoire, De Smet parle �����galement de la mission j�����suite qu'il a �����tablie dans la r�����gion. Il d�����crit les difficult�����s rencontr�����es pour �����vang�����liser les peuples autochtones et les efforts d�����ploy�����s pour construire des �����glises et des �����coles.""Notice sur le Territoire et sur la Mission de l'Oregon"" est un livre historique important qui offre un aper�����u fascinant de la vie dans l'Ouest am�����ricain au milieu du XIXe si�����cle.This Book Is In French.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Voyages aux Montagnes Rocheuses, chez les tribus indiennes du vaste territoire de l'Orégon dépendant des Etats-Unis d'Amérique (6e édition) / par le R. P. de SmetDate de l'édition originale: 1875Sujet de l'ouvrage: Rocheuses, Montagnes (États-Unis) -- Descriptions et voyagesOregon (États-Unis) -- Descriptions et voyagesAppartient à l'ensemble documentaire: FranceAmLe présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Voyages aux Montagnes Rocheuses, chez les tribus indiennes du vaste territoire de l'Orégon dépendant des Etats-Unis d'Amérique (6e édition) / par le R. P. de SmetDate de l'édition originale: 1875Sujet de l'ouvrage: Rocheuses, Montagnes (États-Unis) -- Descriptions et voyagesOregon (États-Unis) -- Descriptions et voyagesLe présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

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