Title Water sounds : reminiscences : North America's missionary/naturalist Jacques Marquette / Al Fritsch

Published Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (92 pages) : maps Contents May 18, 1675 : lapping lake tide -- May, 1649 : rushing flooded Aisne in springtime -- Spring, 1652 : trickling stream when God calls -- Summer, 1655 : bubbling fountain near the infirmary -- Summer, 1666 : sloshing and smashing Atlantic Ocean waves -- August 4, 1667 : splashing playful Indian youth -- Late spring, 1668 : roaring rapids on the Ottawa River -- Beginning of 1669 : pelting snow at Sault Ste. Marie -- Early spring, 1671 : cracking ice at mission at La Pointe -- Autumn, 1671 : swishing currents between Mackinac and St. Ignace -- December 8, 1672 : crunching snow at Jolliet's arrival -- May 17, 1673 : crashing waves at expedition's departure -- June 7, 1673 : cascading rapids on the Fox River -- June 17, 1673 : rippling Mississippi River ahead -- June 25, 1673 : hissing steam from Illinois village campfire -- July 1, 1673 : whispering river sounds in a spooky place -- July 9, 1673 : gushing current when passing the Ohio River -- July 17, 1673 : plashing Mississippi sound when turning back -- September 9, 1673 : gurgling stream at Illinois River village -- Early spring, 1674 : dripping icicle while convalescing at De Pere -- Late October, 1674 : threatening storm at Sturgeon Bay portage -- Winter, 1674-75 : tinkling sleet at Chicago camp -- Easter, 1675 : sprinkling holy water at Kaskasia -- Final prayer : lapping lake tide -- Chronology of Marquette's life Notes Includes constructed deathbed reminiscences Subject Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675 SUBJECT Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675 fast Subject Jesuits -- North America -- Biography SUBJECT Jesuits fast Subject Explorers -- North America -- Biography Explorers -- France -- Biography Missionaries -- North America -- Biography Naturalists -- North America -- Biography Natural history -- North America -- History -- 17th century Indians of North America -- History -- 17th century. Discoveries in geography Discoveries in geography -- French Explorers Indians of North America Missionaries Natural history Naturalists SUBJECT North America -- Discovery and exploration -- French Canada -- Discovery and exploration Subject Canada France North America Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book Author Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675 LC no. 2010033272

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