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The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga: First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan (Great Lakes Books Series)
Frederic Baraga
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Paperback. In 1831, Father Frederic Baraga went to America from his native Slovenia to take Christianity to the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians. Twenty years later when Baraga heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a diary. This text is an English translation of that diary. Translator(s): Prud'homme, Rev. Paul; Gregorich, Joseph; Prud'Homme, Paul. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
The diary of Frederic Baraga, Bishop of Upper Michigan. In 1831 Father Frederic Baraga came to this country from his native Slovenia, to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that the might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a ""daybook"" or diary. Baraga wrote primarily in German, though he freely interspersed six other languages - Latin, English, French, Slovene, Chippewa, and Italian. Intended as a private document, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations about daily weather conditions, ship ... Read more
The diary of Frederic Baraga, Bishop of Upper Michigan. In 1831 Father Frederic Baraga came to this country from his native Slovenia, to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that the might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a ""daybook"" or diary. Baraga wrote primarily in German, though he freely interspersed six other languages - Latin, English, French, Slovene, Chippewa, and Italian. Intended as a private document, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations about daily weather conditions, ship ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Great Lake Books Series
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814329993
SKU
V9780814329993
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Ref
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About Frederic Baraga
Regis. M. Walling is executive secretary and archivist of the Bishop Baraga Association and Archives. Reverend N. Daniel Rupp, a priest in the Diocese of Marquette, is stationed in Schaffer, Michigan.
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