The Life of Father De Smet: Apostle of the Rocky Mountains (1801-1873)

What a story! Fr. Pierre De Smet is mentioned in U.S. history books almost as a footnote, but there was in mid-19th century America no single person the American Indians trusted as they did this Jesuit Priest. He was "more powerful than an army" at a huge treaty conference of U.S. officials and the Western Indian nations near Laramie in 1851, and he was the chief negotiator at another, with the Sioux, in 1868.Laveille, E. is the author of 'The Life of Father De Smet: Apostle of the Rocky Mountains (1801-1873)' with ISBN 9780895556660 and ISBN 0895556669.