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title	:	Father Peter John De Smet : Jesuit in the West Oklahoma Western Biographies ; V. 9
author	:	Carriker, Robert C.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806127902
print isbn13	:	9780806127903
ebook isbn13	:	9780806172439
language	:	English
subject	Smet, Pierre-Jean de,--1801-1873, Indians of North America--Missions--West (U.S.) , Jesuits--Biography, Missionaries--West (U.S.)--Biography, Jesuits--Missions--West (U.S.)
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	E78.W5S622 1995eb
ddc	:	266/.2/092
subject	:	Smet, Pierre-Jean de,--1801-1873, Indians of North America--Missions--West (U.S.) , Jesuits--Biography, Missionaries--West (U.S.)--Biography, Jesuits--Missions--West (U.S.)

Page iii Father Peter John De Smet Jesuit in the West By Robert C. Carriker UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS: NORMAN AND LONDON

Page iv Published with the assistance of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency which supports the study of such fields as history, philosophy, literature, and language. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carriker, Robert C., 1940 Father Peter John de Smet: Jesuit in the West / by Robert C. Carriker. p. cm. (The Oklahoma western biographies; v. 9) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0806127503 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 18011873. 2. Indians of North America MissionsWest (U.S.) 3. JesuitsBiography. 4. MissionariesWest (U.S.)Biography. 5. JesuitsMissionsWest (U.S.) I. Title. II. Series. E78.W5S622 1995 266'.2'092dc20 [B] 9511891 CIP Father Peter John De Smet: Jesuit in the West is Volume 9 in The Oklahoma Western Biographies. All maps were drawn by Antoinette C. Smith. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page v This book is dedicated to the Carriker women, Eleanor, Alba, Jackie, and Anne

Page vii Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Maps xi Series Editor's Preface xiii Preface xv 1. The Education of a Missionary, 18011840 3 2. Missionary to the Flatheads, 18401842 31 3. De Smet's Greatest Adventure: The Third Trip to the Rocky Mountains, 18431846 63 4. New Challenges, 18471851 107 5. Chaplain and Peacemaker, 18521859 138 6. While the Nation Fought a War, 18601865 166 7. Peacemaking during the Sioux War, 18661868 198 8. "A Saint, but a Saint According to His Own Way," 18691873 229 Bibliography 245 Index 251

Page ix Illustrations 1. Youthful portrait of Father De Smet in the 1830s 24 2. St. Mary's among the Flatheads, 1841 54 3. Oregon Missions and Travels over the Rocky Mountains, in 184546 112 4. Portrait of De Smet, October 1858 154 5. Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 158 6. De Smet with Indian chiefs 161 7. Steamboat Florence, used by De Smet 172 8. On the Trail in the Coeur d'Alene Country, 1860s 180 9. Portrait of De Smet in 1864 195 10. Fort Benton, 1860s 204 11. Father De Smet in Council with the Sioux, 1868 224 12. Portrait of De Smet in 1872 234

Page xi Maps 1. The Education of a Missionary, 18211839 6 2. Journey to the Oregon Country, 1840-1842 32 3. The Rocky Mountain Mission, 18411846 74 4. The Missouri River Country, 1853 117

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