Saints of the American Wilderness: The Brave Lives and Holy Deaths of the Eight North American Martyrs
- ISBN-10
- 1928832903
- ISBN-13
- 9781928832904
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sophia Institute Press
- Author
- John Anthony O'Brien
Description
True tales of horror and holiness. From letters written by the light of campfires or in canoes, John A. O'Brien has crafted the terrifying, inspiring, and true tale of the dangerous struggles of the Jesuit missionaries seeking to bring Catholicism to the natives of America.
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