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Missionaries, Indians of North America, Naturalists, French, Jesuits, Natural history, History, Explorers, Biography, Discovery and explorationPlaces
North America, Canada, FranceTimes
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Water sounds: reminiscences : North America's missionary/naturalist Jacques Marquette
2010, Marquette University Press
in English
0874620635 9780874620634
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Table of 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.
Edition Notes
Includes constructed deathbed reminiscences.
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