The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga: First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan (Revised)

by Frederic Baraga

Book Overview

It was 1831 when Father Frederic Baraga arrived in this country from his native Slovenia. He had come to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a "daybook" or diary. Intended as a private document for his own use and reference, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329993
• ISBN13: 9780814329993
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"