The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga: First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan
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"It was 1831 when Father Frederic Baraga arrived in this country from his native Slovenia. He had come to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a "daybook" or diary." Intended as a private document for his own use and reference, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations and daily weather conditions, ship movement on the lakes, and a running account of the various works he accomplished. This edition of Baraga's diary has been supplemented with extensive documentation. An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text, and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth-century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
