Title: Chapters in frontier history
Description: Studies on the growth and settlement of areas in the Old Northwest, including Chicago, Vincennes, Ind. and the Missouri Valley. Focuses on the history of the Catholic Church in these areas and biographies of monk and missionaries.
Subjects: Catholic Church, History, Indians of North America, Missions, Trappists
Places: Old Northwest, United States, West (U.S.)
People: Nicolas Point (1799-1868), Pierre-Jean de Smet (1801-1873)