Come, Blackrobe : De Smet and the Indian Tragedy

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pp. 448, “Father Killoren gives in this book a picture of the plight of the Native American peoples in the U.S., and of the work among them of Jesuit missionary Pierre Jean DeSmet. Beginning with the founding of the United States and focusing on the period of DeSmet’s active missionary life (1823-73), Fr. Killoren examines the government’s unfulfilled treaty obligations, the destruction of Indian land, and the subsequent devastation brought about by disease and famine. It is a story filled with immense tragedy and irony, and one wherein the government seemed to view either extermination or complete assimilation as the only policy options.”

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ISBN 0806126159
ISBN13 9780806126159
Number of pages 448
Original Title Come, Blackrobe : De Smet and the Indian Tragedy
Published Date 1994
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Norman, Oklahoma
Edition First edition
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pp. 448, “Father Killoren gives in this book a picture of the plight of the Native American peoples in the U.S., and of the work among them of Jesuit missionary Pierre Jean DeSmet. Beginning with the founding of the United States and focusing on the period of DeSmet’s active missionary life (1823-73), Fr. Killoren examines the government’s unfulfilled treaty obligations, the destruction of Indian land, and the subsequent devastation brought about by disease and famine. It is a story filled with immense tragedy and irony, and one wherein the government seemed to view either extermination or complete assimilation as the only policy options.”

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Weight 1 kg