The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century (France and England in North America, Part Second.) (Francis Parkman's Works. New Library Edition. Vol. II.)

xvii, [1], 586 pp. An account of the Society of Jesus in Canadian history, detailing their attempts to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Their 'Jesuit Relations' remain some of the most important original documents pertaining to colonial American history, and Parkman referenced these as well as letters and other documents when writing this work. A classic of scholarship and an important reference in the field of Americana.