The Jesuit missions; a chronicle of the cross in the wilderness, by Thomas Guthrie Marquis. 1916 [Leather Bound]

The Chronicles of Canada #4

by Thomas Guthrie Marquis

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1916]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 184. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete The Jesuit missions; a chronicle of the cross in the wilderness, by Thomas Guthrie Marquis. 1916 Marquis, Thomas Guthrie, -.

184 pages, Leather Bound

First published January 1, 1916

Reviews

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know what's worse, the deplorable missionary work or the fact that, centuries later, the author (and many readers) are describing those sickening events as heroic. The only consolation I found is that the zealots were largely unsuccessful.

It's so frustrating to read the author bemoan how the "ignorant savages" (his bigoted terms) blamed the missionaries for the diseases that they were literally spreading! This book was published in the 20th century, germ theory was well established and it is shameful that the author just lambasted the indigenous peoples for believing things he now knew to be true.

I am surprised though that he was even able to write this book at all. It seems like he wouldn't have had any hands free considering how furiously he was masturbating himself all over these pages to the thought of the missionaries.

[Jenn C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Once again, I was unable to locate the version that I read on GoodReads. I was able to read the originally published version (available from my local library) and highly recommend that route if you are able - just the feel of it alone is worth the trouble!

One of the hardest things about reading early books is dealing with (what we now consider) prejudice. At the time it was just taken as par with the course, unfortunately for those that felt the sting. The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness suffers from this, even moreso than the earlier books in the series. Here we have the beginnings of christianity coming to the shores of Canada. The Jesuits are (of course) martyrs for their "cause", with the natives cast as the feckless savage children they have to "save."

Despite those issues, the book was a interesting study in the early efforts of the French colonizers, and was worth reading in the larger context of the entire series.

[Ana Olivares · Rating 5 out of 5]

¿Sólo te suenan los hurones e iroqueses por “El último mohicano”? Si es así, te has perdido lo mejor. Este libro, ameno y fácil de leer, tiene su ración abundante de tomahawks, guerras tribales, corsarios, exploraciones en canoa, comercio de pieles y ríos congelados, pero ante todo recuerda la mayor aventura que tuvo lugar en el extremo norte del continente americano: la evangelización de los indios por los misioneros franciscanos y jesuitas.

Un punto interesante de este libro es que no es un relato hagiográfico: se trata, simplemente, de uno de los volúmenes de una Historia de Canadá, traducido por primera vez al español. Las impresionantes hazañas de los misioneros católicos, su defensa de los indios y su celo por anunciar el Evangelio hasta el martirio constituyen una parte esencial de la Historia de lo que hoy es Canadá y el norte de los Estados Unidos, además de un ejemplo excepcional para los católicos de todos los tiempos y países.