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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fritsch, Albert J.

Contributor:

Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--North America--Biography.

Explorers.

Explorers--France--Biography.

Missionaries--North America--Biography.

Missionaries.

Naturalists--North America--Biography.

Naturalists.

Natural history--North America--History--17th century.

Natural history.

Indians of North America--History--17th century.

Indians of North America.

North America--Discovery and exploration--French.

North America.

Canada--Discovery and exploration.

Canada.

Jesuits--North America--Biography.

Jesuits.

Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.

Marquette, Jacques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Front cover""; ""Water Sounds (half title)""; ""Water Sounds: Reminiscences: North America�s Missionary/Naturalist Jacques Marquette by Al Fritsch, SJ (title page)""; ""©2010 Marquette University Press (copyright page)""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""May, 1675�Introduction""; ""1. May, 1649 Rushing Flooded Aisne in Springtime""; ""2. Spring, 1652 Trickling Stream When God Calls""; ""3. Summer, 1655 Bubbling Fountain Near the Infirmary""; ""4. Summer, 1666 Sloshing and Smashing Atlantic Ocean Waves""; ""5. August 4, 1667 Splashing Playful Indian Youth""

""6. Late Spring, 1668 Roaring Rapids on the Ottawa River""""Early Journeys of Marquette (map)""; ""7. Beginning of 1669 Pelting Snow at Sault Ste. Marie""; ""8. Early Spring, 1671 Cracking Ice at Mission at La Pointe""; ""9. Autumn, 1671 Swishing Currents between Mackinac and St. Ignace""; ""10. December 8, 1672 Crunching Snow at Jolliet�s Arrival""; ""11. May 17, 1673 Crashing Waves at Expedition�s Departure""; ""12. June 7, 1673 Cascading Rapids on the Fox River""; ""Jolliet & Marquette 1673 Expedition (map)""; ""13. June 17, 1673 Rippling Mississippi River Ahead""

""14. June 25, 1673 Hissing Steam from Illinois Village Campfire""""15. July 1, 1673 Whispering River Sounds in a Spooky Place""; ""16. July 9, 1673 Gushing Current When Passing the Ohio River""; ""17. July 17, 1673 Plashing Mississippi Sound When Turning Back""; ""18. September 9, 1673 Gurgling Stream at Illinois River Village""; ""19. Early Spring, 1674 Dripping Icicle While Convalescing at De Pere""; ""20. Late October, 1674 Threatening Storm at Sturgeon Bay Portage""; ""21. Winter, 1674-75 Tinkling Sleet at Chicago Camp""; ""22. Easter , 1675 Sprinkling Holy Water at Kaskasia""

""Final Prayer: Lapping Lake Tide""""Afterword""; ""Chronology of Marquette�s Life""; ""Back cover""

Notes:

Includes constructed deathbed reminiscences.

ISBN:

0-87462-064-3

OCLC:

797816441