Life, Letters and Travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J. 1801-1873. Missionary Labors and Adventures among the Wild Tribes of the North American Indians, Embracing Minute Description of their Manners, Customs, Games, Modes of Warfare and Torture, Legends, Traditions
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1905.
First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Four-volume set, complete. All volumes near fine, with small bookplate of the Convent of the Holy Names, Outremont, on each front pastedown. Partially unopened. Folding map in rear pocket of Volume IV has some toning. De Smet "gave more than thirty years’ service to the American Indian in his post as Superior of the Indian Missions in the Pacific Northwest. He travelled assiduously, wrote voluminously, and treated the Indians with sympathy and understanding....On numerous occasions he acted as chief negotiator between the Indians and the goverment, and he was influential in the formation of what eventually became the national Indian policy. These four volumes are the most complete collection of his letters available, and the accompanying life of Father de Smet makes them both authoritative and indispensible" (Tweney #8). Howes C-392. Shipping cost will be more than standard for priority or international orders.
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