Gilbert J. Garraghan

Studies on the growth and settlement of areas in the Old Northwest, including Chicago, Vincennes, Ind. and the Missouri Valley. Focuses on the history of the Catholic Church in these areas and biographies of monk and missionaries.

Authentic story of the Society of Jesus in Illinois; Kansas; Louisiana; Maryland; Missouri; Ohio; and Oregon from 1673. Extensive discussion on the Indian missions of the Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Osage, and Blackfeet, and of Father De Smet and the Oregon missions.