Mary and I : forty years with the Sioux
Type
Book
Authors
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1971
Publisher
Corner House Publishers, United States
Pages
388
Subject
Dakota -- Missions
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Abstract
"In this autobiography, Riggs describes his life as a Christian missionary to the Dakota beginning in 1837 at Lac qui Parle (Minnesota) and for the remainder of his life in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. As missionaries, he helped create a written language for the Dakota. The second section entitled "Monographs" includes writings by various people who worked within the missionary field." -- WorldCat.
Description
xx, 388 pages : 3 portrait on 2 plates (including frontispiece) ; 19 cm.
Number of Copies
2
