Format:
xxxix, 336 pages
,
illustrations, map
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780826354242
,
0826354246
Uniform Title:
Correspondence. 〈engl.〉
Content:
"In the very last year of the seventeenth century a ten-year-old boy in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, announced to his parents that he wanted to become a Jesuit missionary and save souls in faraway lands. Philipp Segesser got his wish when he was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. For the next thirty years he carried on an active correspondence with his family and religious affiliates. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain. The editor's introduction sets the letters in biographical and historical context"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-322) and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Segesser, Philipp 1689-1762
;
Sonora
;
Mission
;
Sonora
;
Mission
;
Jesuiten
;
Geschichte 1719-1761
;
Briefsammlung
;
Quelle
Author information:
Segesser, Philipp 1689-1762