Maybe the missionaries' methods were questionable but their self-sacrifice and zeal were not.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 8
Obscure toil, solitude, privation, hardship, and death were to be the missionary's portion.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 7
In the spring of 1636, the chiefs and elders of the Nation of the Bear -- the principal nation of the Confederacy, and that to which Ihonatiria
Expedition to Found Huron Mission Departs
This is the story of how the first permanent mission in Huron's territory began.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 5
They fell to their repast with ravenous jubilation, and the disappointed priest sat dejected and silent.Previously in The Jesuits in North America
Sorcerer’s Rivalry
Early conflict of culture as native sorcerer disputes Catholic priest.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Le Jeune Leaves the Mission
Now, leaving the river behind, they entered those savage highlands whence issue the springs of the St. John, -- a wilderness of rugged
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 4
It was neither imposing nor promising but he persisted.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapters 2 and 3
The Jesuits were and are everywhere. Today a Jesuit is even Pope (Francis). Parkman would not have been surprised.Previously in The Jesuits in North